time zone files are not set up correctly
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
eglibc (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Chris J Arges | ||
glibc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
[Impact]
tzselect's TZDIR variable is set to pwd causing it to fail:
[Test Case]
$ tzselect
/usr/bin/tzselect: line 171: /home/ubuntu/
/usr/bin/tzselect: time zone files are not set up correctly
[Regression Potential]
This patch is taken from upstream to fix this issue.
[Workaround]
Change /usr/bin/tzselect from:
${TZDIR=`pwd`}
to
${TZDIR=
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libc-bin 2.19-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 19 16:14:34 2014
Dependencies:
gcc-4.9-base 4.9-20140303-
libc6 2.19-0ubuntu2
libcap2 1:2.24-0ubuntu2
libgcc1 1:4.9-20140303-
multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-17 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140313)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: eglibc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Related branches
CVE References
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Chris J Arges (arges) |
status: | New → In Progress |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Chris J Arges (arges) → nobody |
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Chris J Arges (arges) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Won't Fix |
importance: | Medium → Undecided |
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in glibc (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
This patch combines a few upstream patches to get this working properly.