[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
I documented how to change the time zone non-interactively in https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-to-change-the-time-zone-in-ubuntu- using-the-command-line/35307 because the log-in to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime timed out. As mentioned in the linked Debian bug reports and here, this change was intentional and /etc/timezone will go away soon. Therefore marking this bug as invalid. ** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Please update https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime under "Using the Command Line (unattended)" with the new behavior. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
According to the upstream package maintainer in Debian (Aurelien Jarno), /etc/localtime is the authoritive source of information, while /etc/timezone is just a Debian-specific artifact. Thus the preferred approach for changing the timzone is indeed the change of the /etc/localtime symlink, followed by dpkg-reconfigure. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813226#10 and https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=848143#10. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #813226 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813226 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #848143 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=848143 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
FWIW, at least for a phusion Docker image which is based on Ubuntu 16.04, this workaround seems to work. As with most things in life related to computer administration there may be a wrinkle to this that I have not yet found. ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Toronto /etc/localtime && printf 'America\nToronto\n' | dpkg-reconfigure tzdata -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
A SO question has been asked about this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40234847/docker-timezone-in- ubuntu-16-04-image/43405380 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
A simpler workaround that was OK for me: rm /etc/localtime dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata After /etc/localtime is removed, it is regenerated properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Michael's workaround works for me, but I'm waiting for fix release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Looks like for the time being this is the best: # change this based on desired locale ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific-New /etc/localtime dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata ignore /etc/timezone, that seems to be properly reflected after the dpkg-reconfigure... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Any workaround for this? - How would one automate setting a timezone on 16.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Ah, sorry, didn't read the report properly. Thank you for the workaround! -- Any workaround for echo "en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554806] Re: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554806 Title: Change of behavior: "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive" unconditionally overwrites /etc/timezone now Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In previous versions it was possible to set the system's timezone by editing /etc/timezone before running "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata". This behavior changed, /etc/timezone gets overwritten unconditionally during "dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata": --- root@xenial:/# echo "Europe/Berlin" > /etc/timezone root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:09:39 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC --- As a workaround to programmatically set the timezone one now needs to point "/etc/localtime" to the new timezone: --- root@xenial:/# ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime root@xenial:/# ll /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mar 9 00:48 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Etc/UTC root@xenial:/# dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Wed Mar 9 00:49:05 CET 2016. Universal Time is now: Tue Mar 8 23:49:05 UTC 2016. root@xenial:/# cat /etc/timezone Europe/Berlin --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1554806/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
