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

[Lukas Märdian]

** Tags added: fr-2547

** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Kinetic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Tags removed: rls-jj-incoming rls-kk-incoming

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

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

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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