Linux Access Manager missing DST configuration options

  • 3836142
  • 03-Nov-2006
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Identity Server on linux
Linux Access Gateway
NetWare Access Gateway

Situation

Access Manager environment setup with a combination of NetWare and Linux based Access Gateway servers. under the configuration option for 'date and time', the Netware access gateway displayed DST (daylight savings time) options. The corresponding Linux 'date and time' options did not have this.

Resolution

The Linux Access Gateway does not need DST settings. It should use the olson timedatabases, which contain embedded rules instead (http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm).


Additional Information

Novell is looking into implementing the Olson database for the Novell Access Gateway but this will not happen in the immediate release.