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  1. Bug #43239
  2. Comment #38

Comment 38 for bug 43239

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In , Mike Dornberger (mike-dornberger) wrote : util-linux: Problems with /etc/localtime is a dangling symlink at boot - possible solution?

Package: util-linux
Version: 2.12p-4sarge1
Followup-For: Bug #342887

Hi,

is /etc/localtime a symlink to save space on the rootfs or to easily see
what timezone the system is running?

If the latter, and /usr is a mountpoint, why not (with some debconf stuff;
asking user if he/she wants to, if UTC=no)
mount --bind / /tmp/rootfs
and install a symlink [/tmp/rootfs]/usr/share/zoneinfo pointing to e. g.
/etc/util-linux/zoneinfo where the zoneinfo file can be copied to on
updates? (On Sarge, i386 the biggest zoneinfo file right/Asia/Riyadh87 has
3840 bytes; plus the space needed for up to 3 subdirs, e. g.
posix/America/Argentina/.)

Maybe the libc6, initscripts and util-linux maintainers have to work
together for keeping things in sync then. (Changing local timezone?)

Greetings,
 Mike Dornberger