general/4523: Y2K problem in log_server_status script

[Simon Burr <si...@uk.uu.net>]

>Number:         4523
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Y2K problem in log_server_status script
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jun  3 10:10:00 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     simonb@uk.uu.net
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.6
>Environment:
Any OS
>Description:
When log_server_status creates its output it uses a two-digit year. The file
name comes from the output of date with the following option:

 date +%y%m%d:%H%M%S

Which results in strings like "990603:165437" for today's date.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use the date program
>Fix:
Change the running of date to:

  $date=`date +%Y%m%d:%H%M%S`

Which results in the string "19990603:165633"
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