[collectd] BIND plugin - timezone issue

Robert Mibus mibus at mibus.org
Wed Feb 22 10:30:42 CET 2012


>> Is there any particular reason not to just use the current system's
>> time? ie. with the attached patch.
>
> it seemed like a good idea at the time, but clearly we're having more
> trouble with it that it's worth.
>
> I'm not quite sure whether to just switch to using the local time or let
> the user chose with a configuration option. What do people think?

I'm a big fan of just chosing the right option for the user, if at all possible.

Unless someone can suggest a usecase for pulling the time from the
BIND server, I think it should just be generated locally.

Robert.

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Robert Mibus <mibus at mibus.org>
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