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1<sect2><title>Configuring Glibc</title>
2
3<para>
4We need to create the /etc/nsswitch.conf file. Although glibc should provide
5defaults when this file is missing or corrupt, it's defaults don't work work
6well with networking which will be dealt with in a later chapter. Also, our
7timezone needs to be setup.
8</para>
9
10<para>
11Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running the
12following:
13</para>
14
15<literallayout>
16
17<userinput>cat &gt; /etc/nsswitch.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
18# Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf
19
20passwd: files
21group: files
22shadow: files
23
24publickey: files
25
26hosts: files dns
27networks: files
28
29protocols: db files
30services: db files
31ethers: db files
32rpc: db files
33
34netgroup: db files
35
36# End /etc/nsswitch.conf
37<userinput>EOF</userinput>
38
39</literallayout>
40
41<para>
42Run the <userinput>tzselect</userinput> script and answer the questions
43regarding your timezone. When you're done, the script will give you the
44location of the timezone file you need.
45</para>
46
47<para>
48Create the <filename class="directory">/etc/localtime</filename> symlink
49by running:
50</para>
51
52<blockquote><literallayout>
53
54 <userinput>cd /etc &amp;&amp;</userinput>
55 <userinput>rm localtime &amp;&amp;</userinput>
56 <userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/&lt;tzselect's output&gt;
57 localtime</userinput>
58
59</literallayout></blockquote>
60
61<para>
62tzselect's output can be something like <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or
63<emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>.
64</para>
65
66<para>
67The symlink you would create with that information would be:
68</para>
69
70<blockquote><literallayout>
71
72 <userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT localtime</userinput>
73
74</literallayout></blockquote>
75
76<para>
77Or:
78</para>
79
80<blockquote><literallayout>
81
82 <userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern localtime
83 </userinput>
84
85</literallayout></blockquote>
86
87</sect2>
88
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