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   Nigel Reed to All   
   Re: tzdata question   
   02 Apr 25 18:47:12   
   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   MSGID: 3007.fido_linux@1:124/5016 2c530e3f   
   REPLY: 8430.fi-linux@1:2320/105 2c529ef9   
   PID: Synchronet 3.20e-Linux master/546725fc5 Mar 15 2025 GCC 13.3.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.24-Linux master/546725fc5 Mar 15 2025 GCC 13.3.0   
   BBSID: EOTLBBS   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 08:50:00 -0500   
   "Mike Powell" (1:2320/105)  wrote:   
      
   > > > So it is reading that information ("America/Indiana/Indianapolis")   
   > > > from somewhere that is not /etc/localtime and is also not   
   > > > /etc/timezone.  I would like to figure out where from so I can   
   > > > squash it. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux     
   >    
   > > Did you try running grep in /etc and looking for Indiana?     
   >    
   > > I use neither of the methods either of you mentioned for setting the   
   > > timezone. I use datetimectl for that, which just updates   
   > > /etc/localtime anyway, I guess.     
   >    
   > I only use tzdata because it installed by default and I presumed that   
   > other packages depend on it.  Does datetimectl do the same thing?   
   >    
   > Mike   
   >    
   >  * SLMR 2.1a * I had another drink...Drink-a-drink-a-drink-a-drink...   
   > --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux   
   >  * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)   
      
   Oh, it's just a program provided to give the user easy control over   
   date/time settings rather than dealing with symlinks and whatever.   
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