chore: fix test errors on newer debian-based systems due to deprecated TZ #21115
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…deprecated TZ
It appears on newer Debian systems 'Canada/Newfoundland' TZ is not
present and 'America/St_Johns' should be used instead. coder tests use a
docker PG image where 'Canada/Newfoundland' is still supported:
$ docker run --rm -it us-docker.pkg.dev/coder-v2-images-public/public/postgres:17 bash
root@ca99e82721dc:/# ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Newfoundland
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Mar 26 2025 /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Newfoundland -> ../America/St_Johns
However, if a local PG instance is running on a Debian Trixie host,
coder test will use it and error out due to the zone being unavailable:
$ docker run --rm -it debian:trixie bash
root@f285092767e4:/# ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Newfoundland
ls: cannot access '/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Newfoundland': No such file or directory
root@f285092767e4:/# ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/St_Johns
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3655 Aug 24 20:12 /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/St_Johns
... which causes the tests to error out:
$ go test ./enterprise/coderd
--- FAIL: TestWorkspaceTemplateParamsChange (0.13s)
workspaces_test.go:3097: TestWorkspaceTagsTerraform: using cached terraform providers
workspaces_test.go:3097: Set TF_CLI_CONFIG_FILE=/home/geo/.cache/coderv2-test/terraform_workspace_tags_test/a28ed341dee8/terraform.rc
coderdenttest.go:84:
Error Trace: /home/geo/coder/coderd/database/dbtestutil/db.go:161
/home/geo/coder/coderd/database/dbtestutil/db.go:122
/home/geo/coder/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go:270
/home/geo/coder/enterprise/coderd/coderdenttest/coderdenttest.go:105
/home/geo/coder/enterprise/coderd/coderdenttest/coderdenttest.go:84
/home/geo/coder/enterprise/coderd/coderdenttest/coderdenttest.go:84
/home/geo/coder/enterprise/coderd/workspaces_test.go:3103
Error: Received unexpected error:
pq: invalid value for parameter "TimeZone": "Canada/Newfoundland"
Test: TestWorkspaceTemplateParamsChange
Messages: failed to set timezone for database
...
This PR replaces the problematic TZ with the canonical one.
hugodutka
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Dec 10, 2025
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It appears on newer Debian systems
Canada/NewfoundlandTZ is not present andAmerica/St_Johnsshould be used instead. Coder tests use a docker PG image whereCanada/Newfoundlandis still supported:However, if a local PG instance is running on a Debian Trixie host, coder test will use it and error out due to the zone being unavailable:
... which causes the tests to error out:
This PR replaces the problematic TZ with the canonical one.