Moodle

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.9.2
• Component/s: Chat
• Labels:

  None
• Environment:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4 / Apache 2.2.3 / PHP 4.4.2 / MySQL 4.1.20

Our site is configured to force a particular timezone on users ( Admin > Calendar -> timezones ). With DST that is currently GMT-6 (we're in Minnesota). The user accounts were initially created in September so they have timezones of GMT-5. This works fine most places, but not in chat. The current code disregards the setting in Admin>Calendar->timezones and uses the one set in the useraccount instead. To Fix this, I've applied the following patch to moodle/mod/chat/lib.php:

diff lib.php lib.php-orig
529,534d528
< if(isset($CFG->forcetimezone)){
< if($CFG->forcetimezone != 99){ < $currentuser->timezone = $CFG->forcetimezone ; < }
< }
<

This checks to see if the forcetimezone value has been set and uses it instead of the currentuser value. I've tested this with and without the Admin->Calendar->timezones setting and it seems to work properly when both the timezone is specified and when users are allowed to choose.

Matt

• Assignee:

  Dongsheng Cai

  Reporter:

  Matt Bockol

  Tester:

  Nicolas Connault

  Participants:

  Dongsheng Cai, Matt Bockol

• Created:

  21/Nov/06 3:13 AM

  Updated:

  10/Jun/08 3:20 PM

  Resolved:

  01/May/08 1:06 PM