Nothing you said is a "solution", only a patch. Can we expect SGI to FIX this BUG in the system? Where are the daylight savings change over dates set? -- Brent L. Bates NASA-Langley Research Center M.S. 294 Hampton, Virginia 23665-5225 (804) 864-2854 E-mail: blbates at aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates at aero2.larc.nasa.gov