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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ZIC, aka setting the time zone.
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:31:09
Message-Id: CAA2qdGUx=TBD9Ka1FTWgnz8_99NyAT43sD5ybQDOpJ6QOin8RA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ZIC, aka setting the time zone. by Neil Bothwick
1 On Jan 17, 2012 7:20 PM, "Neil Bothwick" <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 >
3 > On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:13:53 +0100, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen wrote:
4 >
5 > > Should be done with:
6 > >
7 > > ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
8 >
9 > Symlinking is not recommended as it breaks when /usr is on a separate
10 > filesystem. The file should be copied instead.
11 >
12
13 Are you sure you're not confusing that with hardlinking?
14
15 Because AFAIK symlinking is the only linking that can cross filesystem
16 borders.
17
18 CMIIW
19
20 Rgds,

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Re: [gentoo-user] ZIC, aka setting the time zone. Hinnerk van Bruinehsen <h.v.bruinehsen@×××××××××.de>