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> With the 5.0 release, CI variables are inherited into the initial
> environment of POSIX programs.  A simple way to set the proper TZ
> value is to have a system-wide logon udc set it for everybody.
 
Steve,
 
Sorry but this information appears to be incorrect.  Let's look at my vanilla
X.50.50 system...
 
/etc/profile contains:
 
# Set the following variable to the appropriate value for the timezone
# you are in. Refer to the timezone manual page in section 5 of the
# reference manual for more information.
export TZ=GMT0
 
And within the shell I get:
 
########################################################################
 
               MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.01)
    COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved.
 
########################################################################
 
 
shell/iX> env
TZ=GMT0
shell/iX> callci "showvar tz"
TZ = MST7
shell/iX>
 
So....................
/isaac