Package: tzdata Version: 2007i-2 Severity: normal I have just upgraded my system to current sid and suffer from the same problem. Here is a precise description of my actions:
My laptop had a correct local time (I often look at the gnome applet...) This morning, I upgraded it. There was lots of new software (libc, kernel (from http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel), ...) so I reboot it immediately after the upgrade. This means I did not keep the log. And I do not know if the time was correct or not after the upgrade and before the reboot. After the reboot, I notice that gnome applet give me the wrong time (UTC instead of local). With the command 'date', I saw I was in UTC I tried the following : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata Current default timezone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Mon Nov 26 09:18:29 UTC 2007. Universal Time is now: Mon Nov 26 09:18:29 UTC 2007. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata Current default timezone: 'Europe/Paris' Local time is now: Mon Nov 26 10:18:36 CET 2007. Universal Time is now: Mon Nov 26 09:18:36 UTC 2007. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ date lundi 26 novembre 2007, 10:18:44 (UTC+0100) Note: the first time I run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata', I only type 'enter'. So debconf had register 'Etc/UTC'. I do not know from where. The second time, I manually select the Europe Areas. And then, Paris has been automatically pre-selected. At time moment, the command 'date' give me the correct (local) time. About 1 min later, without doing anything, the gnome applet correct itself and shows me the correct (local) time. So, I'm pretty sure that the upgrade of this morning (from 2007i-1 to 2007i-2) according to /var/log/dpkg.log modifies my /etc/timezone. I tried to reproduce this bug on another machine (Europe/Paris too) by upgrading tzdata (from 2007i-1 to 2007i-2 too), keeping the original config files (/etc/timezone, /var/cache/debconf/config.dat). However, the upgrade has been fine. I kept the Europe/Paris timezone... Best regards, Vincent -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages tzdata depends on: ii cdebconf [debconf-2.0] 0.125 Debian Configuration Management Sy ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.17 Debian configuration management sy tzdata recommends no packages. -- debconf information: tzdata/Zones/Asia: tzdata/Zones/SystemV: tzdata/Zones/Pacific: tzdata/Zones/Atlantic: tzdata/Zones/US: * tzdata/Zones/Etc: UTC tzdata/Zones/Arctic: tzdata/Zones/Antarctica: tzdata/Zones/America: * tzdata/Areas: Europe tzdata/Zones/Australia: tzdata/Zones/Canada: * tzdata/Zones/Europe: Paris tzdata/Zones/Africa: tzdata/Zones/Indian: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]