What is true about the file /etc/localtime?

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Stephen DeWhite · Accepted Answer

It is either a symlink to or a copy of a timezone information file such as /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin.

Stephen DeWhite · Answer

It is a plain text file containing a string such as Europe/Berlin

Stephen DeWhite · Answer

It is created and maintained by the NTP service based on the location of the system's IP address.

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It is a symlink to /sys/device/clock/ltime and always contains the current local time.

Stephen DeWhite · Answer

After changing this file, newtzconfig has to be run to make the changes effective.

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