>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
>>> Ugh. It doesn't have the old backward compatibility names like
>>> US/Pacific installed by default, which is a problem if that's what
>>> initdb picked for your cluster (or you've stored references to any
>>> of those names in other ways).
>> One quick fix is to revert the change. Tom thinks this is not reason
>> to revert. Would it be enough to edit the postgresql.conf to use the
>> correct "modern" name for US/Pacific (PST?)? In rhar case, an update
>> note might be sufficient?
Tom> I think the "official" name of that zone is America/Los_Angeles.
Tom> But initdb might seize on the US/Pacific alias, if available,
And now you know why I have been saying for so many years that initdb
should use the official names!
--
Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)
