[Info-vax] bizarre problem with system time (not DST)

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <5516fa5b$0$46597$c3e8da3$9b4ff22a at news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes: 

> Didn't VMS gain the magical ability to automatically kicks in time
> changes based on your defined time zone at version 8 or later ?

Might have been before that.

> I recall my Alpha at 8.3 got the time changes done automatically but I
> still had to manually do them for the VAXes at 7.3

A lot happened between 7.3 and 8.3.

> There is a time zone database which contains the time zone information
> and change dates for each region of the world. You would need to check
> how you define your logicals at boot to set the proper time zone
> location so the system knows WHERE you are and hence knows WHEN to
> change time.
> 
> There is a command procedure in sys$manager UTC_something  which allows
> you to select the right area and time zone.

Yes, but I'm wondering how it could have been changed.