Help ... Java not reading correct AIX system time.

dave521 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-21-2006

I have Java 1.4.2 (IBM AIX build ca142-20050929a SR3) installed on AIX 5.3.

My system time is set correctly and both date and smitty confirm the correct date, time, and timezone:

#date
Thu Sep 21 15:12:42 EDT 2006

However, when I check the sytem time in Java (Date(System.currentTimeMillis())), I get:
Thu Sep 21 10:12:42 GMT-05:00 2006

It looks like Java is reading the system time as the GMT time and then subtracting 5 hours to get to EDT; however I went through smitty and confirmed that my system time and timezone are both set correctly.

Any ideas?

dave521 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-21-2006

Also from my /etc/environment file:

TZ=EST5EDT0,M3.5.0/2:00:00,M10.5.0/2:00:00

This all appears to be correct

dave521 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-21-2006

d'oh

Found the problem ...

The TZ variable was wrong, it should have been:
TZ=EST5EDT4,M3.5.0/2:00:00,M10.5.0/2:00:00

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