[Bug 1227520] Re: Timezone changes are not working due to ro /etc and bind mounts

[Martin Pitt]

Adding initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch tasks. Stephane says that this needs
a new mode for /etc/system-image/writable-paths:

stgraber | pitti: so as a summary, I'd agree with the change if you
change from "persistent" to "synced" (better names are welcome) and also
propose an initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch change to introduce that new
"synced" mode (the code will need to recursively iterate through the
source directory and only copy files and directories that don't already
exist in the target)

I'm not sure when I'll have time to work on that; I was originally asked
to help out with timedated only, not to competely understand and
redesign our approach of handling /etc on the phone.. So help with that
from someone who already understands the initramfs magic appreciated.

** Also affects: initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Timezone changes are not working due to ro /etc and bind mounts

Status in “initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “livecd-rootfs” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “lxc-android-config” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “systemd” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  There is no way to set up a different timezone than automatic in the
  System Settings

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubuntu-system-settings 0.1+13.10.20130910.3-0ubuntu1
  Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-mako armv7l
  ApportVersion: 2.12.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: armhf
  Date: Thu Sep 19 08:41:07 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-18 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch) - armhf (20130918)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-system-settings
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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