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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-50704

Users UTC+/- timezone settings not migrated to new timezone format.

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.9, 3.0.4
    • 3.0.5
    • User management
    • MOODLE_29_STABLE, MOODLE_30_STABLE
    • MOODLE_30_STABLE
    • MDL-50704-master
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      None except to manually update all user's timezones.

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      None except to manually update all user's timezones.
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      3.1

      1. Hack your database and set a user's timezone to -1.
      2. Go to edit the profile of that person
      3. Confirm that you see Invalid timezone: "UTC-1.0"
      4. Confirm that the timezone was not changed after submitting the form
      5. Repeat with different timezones from -13 to 13

      3.0 onwards

      1. Make sure the Unit Tests pass
      2. Hack the DB to set a user's timezone to 0
      3. Confirm that it is displayed as "Invalid timezone: UTC" when edit that user's profile
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      3.1 Hack your database and set a user's timezone to -1 . Go to edit the profile of that person Confirm that you see Invalid timezone: "UTC-1.0" Confirm that the timezone was not changed after submitting the form Repeat with different timezones from -13 to 13 3.0 onwards Make sure the Unit Tests pass Hack the DB to set a user's timezone to 0 Confirm that it is displayed as "Invalid timezone: UTC" when edit that user's profile

    Description

      With the adoption of the new core_date class and timezone methods it seems the UTC+/- timezones (standard in previous versions) are no longer supported nor migrated to new timezone format.

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          has a non-specific relationship to

          New Feature - A new Moodle feature which has yet to be developed. MDL-49684 Replace custom Moodle timezone stuff with standard PHP date/time code

          • Critical - Crashes server, loss of data, severe memory leak
          • Closed
          has been marked as being related by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-54006 Valid csv file shows warnings when imported.

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              fred Frédéric Massart
              brentboghosian Brent Boghosian
              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Rajesh Taneja Rajesh Taneja
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                Created:
                Updated:
                Resolved:
                11/Jul/16