130710 – Clock init breaks when /etc/localtime is pointed in the wrong direction

Bug 130710 - Clock init breaks when /etc/localtime is pointed in the wrong direction

Summary: Clock init breaks when /etc/localtime is pointed in the wrong direction

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Other

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2006-04-21 03:12 UTC by Stefan de Konink
Modified:	2006-04-21 07:08 UTC (History)
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Description Stefan de Konink 2006-04-21 03:12:18 UTC

I tryed some fancy stuff to point /etc/localtime to ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam. The clock script didn't like this relative path and broke the boot.

I suggest a fix where it checks if the file exists instead of 'just' die.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2006-04-21 07:08:08 UTC

works just fine

hwclock shouldnt care ... as long as the symlink isnt broken, it doesnt matter if it's relative or absolute

running this:
file -L /etc/localtime
should tell you whether the link is correct