Bug 3816

Summary:	/etc/localtime should not be a symlink anymore
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Cristian Gafton <gafton>
Component:	glibc	Assignee:	Cristian Gafton <gafton>
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Description Cristian Gafton 1999-06-30 05:06:07 UTC

In previous releases, /etc/localtime was a symlink into
/usr/share/zoneinfo.

I've made changes to initscripts & timeconfig that make
/etc/localtime be a copy of the relevant file under
/usr/share, with the location being stored in
/etc/sysconfig/clock
(for lack of anyplace better).

Rationale:
- it allows us to set the clock as soon as the initscripts
start
- it allows machines with nfs-mounted /usr to set the clock
correctly
(this has been broken for quite a while, AFAICT)

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-06-30 11:17:59 UTC

This recommendation has been forwarded to a developer for further
action.

Comment 2 Cristian Gafton 1999-07-09 02:08:59 UTC

Fixed in glibc-2.1.2-1