[Bug 1981042] Re: /etc/localtime symlink not correctly handled when using /etc/writable

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This bug was fixed in the package systemd - 251.2-2ubuntu2

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systemd (251.2-2ubuntu2) kinetic; urgency=medium

  [ Lukas Märdian ]
  * Remove restart limit on the modprobe at .service (LP: #1982462)
    File: debian/patches/units-remove-the-restart-limit-on-the-modprobe-.service.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=46c36d4c73df8980f6b6137142fb16ba90465a94

  [ Nick Rosbrook ]
  * core,firstboot: workaround timezone issues on Ubuntu Core (LP: #1981042)
    Thanks to Robert Ancell for preparing the patch.
    File: debian/patches/lp1981042-core-firstboot-workaround-timezone-issues-caused-by-Ubunt.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=9a435d43e753f39531c9a5517a85e8eb259e18f1
  * pstore: do not try to load mtdpstore (LP: #1981622)
    File: debian/patches/lp1978079-pstore-Run-after-modules-are-loaded.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=38d8d12be924477f0eecb64f3737e07b03d73a42

 -- Nick Rosbrook <nick.rosbrook at canonical.com>  Fri, 22 Jul 2022
15:23:45 -0400

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Kinetic)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  /etc/localtime symlink not correctly handled when using /etc/writable

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd source package in Jammy:
  New
Status in systemd source package in Kinetic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  When using /etc/writable (e.g. Ubuntu Core) /etc/localtime is a
  symlink to /etc/writable/localtime (which in itself if a symlink).
  Systemd doesn't handle this correctly when doing firstboot or using
  inotify to watch for changed to localtime.

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