Bug 130710

Summary:	Clock init breaks when /etc/localtime is pointed in the wrong direction
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Stefan de Konink <stefan>
Component:	[OLD] baselayout	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Other
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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