Shilpa Sudhakar <ssudhakar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 1) Checked the *postgresql.conf file* and the *timezone *parameter is > set as "*unknown*". What does SHOW TIMEZONE report? Given the above, Postgres will try to deduce what zone your operating system is using, but that doesn't always work perfectly (especially if PG's timezone database isn't quite in sync with the system's). If it guessed wrong, you might have to explicitly set the appropriate zone in postgresql.conf. You weren't very clear about where you live, so I don't know which of the numerous Australia/wherever zones you should use... > */local/pkgsrc/databases/postgresql80-pgcrypto/work/postgresql-8.0.9/src/timezone/data > $ grep 2008 australasia* > No results Well, no. 8.0.9 was released on 2006-10-16, many months before that change in DST laws was passed. You need a newer set of zoneinfo files. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin