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Date and Time: clarify localtime settings (TIMEZONE is required for localtime)
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Description
There have been multiple reports in IRC about localtime settings not working.
I was able to get this working by setting BOTH /etc/localtime and TIMEZONE="US/Central" in rc.conf, while the comments in rc.conf imply that you should set either /etc/localtime (preferred) OR TIMEZONE.
I have not had my coffee yet and @Duncaen understands what is happening better than I do. I just want to make sure the issue is documented.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the mdBook source for the rc.conf comments, /etc/localtime, and TIMEZONE. Read the surrounding timezone documentation first, then clarify whether both settings are required and how they interact. Done means the documented guidance matches the reported working configuration and no longer implies an incorrect either-or choice.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100