On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Paul Gideon Dann <pdgiddie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anyone know why both /etc/timezone and /etc/localtime are required for > systemd? It looks like duplicated data. Also, "man 5 timezone" seems to flash > something for a split second and close, which is also rather strange... It was originally introduced for compatibility with other distros. However, we have requested it be dropped as it is indeed not needed any longer (it used to be when /usr might not be mounted on early boot). There are patches to deprecate /etc/timezone on the systemd mailinglist and replace the manpage with one documenting localtime instead. They have been through some rounds of reviews so hopefully they'll go in in the near future. -t
