JDK-2180391 : (tz) Default timezone is incorrectly set occasionally on Linux
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-6456628
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:i18n
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2009-07-22
  • Updated: 2011-11-29
  • Resolved: 2009-09-07
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6u18 b02Fixed 7Fixed
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EVALUATION The problem of picking up non-timezone id files, such as "posixrules", was fixed as 6533916. The remaining work is to remove the /etc/sysconfig/clock support for RH and Fedora, and to add /etc/timezone support for Ubuntu (Debian distros).
07-08-2009

EVALUATION Java runtime shouldn't look up /etc/sysconfig/clock.
22-07-2009