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From: Andrey Chernov <ache@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: /etc/localtime problems
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On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 03:10:23PM +0400, Lev Serebryakov wrote:
> Hello, Arch.
> 
>   Now, /etc/localtime is copy of one of files from
> /usr/share/zoneinfo. It is created at install time or with "tzsetup"
> utility.
> 
>   IMHO, it is bad practice. For example, Russia changed rules
> (cancelled Winter Time). Ok, our database was updated properly
> (r223629 and MFCes), but "make buildworld installworld && mergemaster"
> doesn't touch /etc/localtime! So, every administrator of every FreeBSD
> server in Russia needs not to forget to update this file manually.
> 
>  It looks not good.
> 
>  IMHO, /etc/localtime should be symlink (in such case "installworld"
> or "freebsd-update" will fix problem), or "mergemaster" should know
> about this file and update it too...

I generally use symlink too, but the root of problem is that /usr mount 
can be delayed (NFS, etc.)

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