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[GitHub] [guacamole-manual] necouchman commented on a change in pull request #111: GUACAMOLE-422: Document support for timezone handshake and parameter.

necouchman commented on a change in pull request #111: GUACAMOLE-422: Document support for timezone handshake and parameter.
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-manual/pull/111#discussion_r296460304
 
 

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                                     </variablelist>
                                 </entry>
                             </row>
+                            <row>
+                                <entry><parameter>timezone</parameter></entry>
+                                <entry>
+                                    <para><indexterm>
+                                            <primary>RDP</primary>
+                                            <secondary>timezone</secondary>
+                                        </indexterm>The timezone that the client
+                                    should send to the server for configuring the
+                                    local time display of that server.  The
+                                    format of the timezone is in the standard
+                                    IANA key zone format, which is the format
+                                    used in UNIX/Linux.  This will be converted
+                                    by RDP into the correct format for Windows.
+                                    </para>
+                                    <para>Beginning with version 1.1.0 of
+                                    Guacamole, the timezone is detected and,
+                                    assuming that guacd is at version 1.1.0 or
+                                    greater, this will be passed to the server
+                                    and used by protocols, like RDP, that
+                                    support it.  This parameter can be used to
+                                    override the value detected and passed
+                                    during the handshake, or can be used in
+                                    situations where guacd does not support
+                                    passing the timezone parameter during the
+                                    handshake phase (guacd versions prior to
+                                    1.1.0).</para>
+                                    <para>Support for forwarding the client
+                                    timezone varies by RDP server implementation.
+                                    For example, with Windows, support for
+                                    forwarding timezones is only present in
+                                    Windows Server with Remote Desktop Services
+                                    (RDS, formerly known as Terminal Services)
+                                    installed.  Windows Server installations in
+                                    admin mode, along with Windows workstation
+                                    versions, do not allow the timezone to be
+                                    forwarded.  Other server implementations,
+                                    for example, xRDP, may not implement this
 
 Review comment:
   Or maybe all lower-case?  The official website seems to use lower-case...
   
   http://www.xrdp.org/

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