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Here is a script to check if your Linux box is ready for the US DST 2007 Energy Act. Save it, chmod it, run it.

#!/bin/bash

status=0

glpackagecheck() {
 rpm=$(rpm -q tzdata)
 case $rpm in
  tzdata-2005m*)
   :
  ;;
  tzdata-2006*)
   :
  ;;
  *)
   echo "RPM tzdata-2005m-1 is not installed. You installed: $rpm"
   status=$(($status+1))
  ;;
 esac
}

glfilecheck() {
 if [ ! -d /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/ ] ; then
  echo "The /usr/share/zoneinfo/America directory does not exist."
  status=$(($status+4))
 fi
}

glfunctioncheck1() {
 storedtz=$(echo $TZ)
 export TZ="America/Adak"
 date | grep 'HA.T' > /dev/null
 if [ $? -gt 0 ] ; then
  echo "Unable to switch timezone."
  status=$(($status+8))
 fi
 export TZ="$storedtz"
}

glfunctioncheck2() {
 zdump -v CST6CDT | grep 2007 | grep "Mar 11" > /dev/null
 if [ $? -gt 0 ] ; then
  echo "Wrong roll over date configured for CST6CDT."
  status=$(($status+16))
 fi
}

glpackagecheck
glfilecheck
glfunctioncheck1
glfunctioncheck2

if [ "$status" -gt 0 ] ; then
 echo "Not all tests ended with success, the status is: $status."
else
 echo "All test successful, you are prepared for the US DST change."
fi