wsl overwrites /etc/timezone and /etc/localtime

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#12,820 opened on Apr 13, 2025 4 comments 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Description

### Windows Version

Version 10.0.19045.5679

### WSL Version

2.4.13.0

### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1

### Kernel Version

5.15.167.4-1

### Distro Version

rockylinux 9

### Other Software

WSLg version: 1.0.65
MSRDC version: 1.2.5716
Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511
DXCore version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release

### Repro Steps

```
ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
echo "Etc/UTC" > /etc/timezone
```

after a while those get overwritten. systemd is NOT running.

### Expected Behavior

don't overwrite my config changes.

### Actual Behavior

changes wsl timezone to match windows host.

### Diagnostic Logs

_No response_

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