Bug ID 1469925: Timezone changes are not reflected in the log messages until the hardware is rebooted

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.5.2

Opened: Dec 27, 2023

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

After configuring timezone, /var/log/messages are logged with old timezone till the hardware is rebooted.

Impact

The log messages are logged with old timezone.

Conditions

Configure timezone from ConfD and verify /var/log/message.

Workaround

After configuring timezone, rebooting the hardware resolves the issue.

Fix Information

Added code changes to reflect the new timezone changes in /var/log/messages without rebooting the hardware.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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