Making the setting in the postgresql.conf file worked after i HUP'd the
postmaster, and logged back into my psql sessions.
timezone = 'EST5EDT'
Thanks a million.
- Ericson
>"set local" was probably not what you wanted to use here. Per the man page:
>
> Note that SET LOCAL will appear to have no effect if it is executed outside
> a BEGIN block, since the transaction will end immediately.
>
> regards, tom lane
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