Public bug reported: With regard to github bug :
--- adjust timezone to the host at creation time #47 https://github.com/lxc/lxc/issues/47 --- I still can reproduce the problem on different HW running Xenial with the LXC ubuntu image Trusty and Xenial. * Bare metal (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:27:55 EDT 2016 LXC (Trusty) $ sudo lxc-attach -n trusty root@trusty:/# date Wed Oct 12 15:28:10 UTC 2016 * Bare metal #2 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:28:57 EDT 2016 LXC (Xenial) $ lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:29:32 UTC 2016 Note, that using the debian template everything works fine : Bare metal #1 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:40 EDT 2016 $ lxc-attach -n debian8 $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:45 EDT 2016 However debian and ubuntu got the same piece of code : # lxc-debian.in 149 # set initial timezone as on host 150 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 151 cat /etc/timezone > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 152 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 153 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 154 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 155 echo "$ZONE" > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 156 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 157 else 158 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 159 fi 160 161 echo "root:root" | chroot "$rootfs" chpasswd 162 echo "Root password is 'root', please change !" 163 164 return 0 165 } # lxc-ubuntu.in 600 # Set initial timezone as on host 601 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 602 cat /etc/timezone > $rootfs/etc/timezone 603 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 604 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 605 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 606 echo $ZONE > $rootfs/etc/timezone 607 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 608 else 609 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 610 fi If I run the above manually it has positive effect on Trusty (persistent across stop/start) $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'America/Toronto' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 11:35:37 EDT 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:35:37 UTC 2016. $ lxc-attach -n trusty $ date Wed Oct 12 11:36:02 EDT 2016 But got no effect on Xenial LXC container : $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. # lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:38:06 UTC 2016 ** Affects: lxc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: With regard to github bug : --- adjust timezone to the host at creation time #47 https://github.com/lxc/lxc/issues/47 --- I still can reproduce the problem on different HW running Xenial with - the LXC ubuntu image Trusty. + the LXC ubuntu image Trusty and Xenial. * Bare metal (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:27:55 EDT 2016 LXC (Trusty) $ sudo lxc-attach -n trusty root@trusty:/# date Wed Oct 12 15:28:10 UTC 2016 * Bare metal #2 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:28:57 EDT 2016 LXC (Xenial) $ lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:29:32 UTC 2016 Note, that using the debian template everything works fine : Bare metal #1 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:40 EDT 2016 $ lxc-attach -n debian8 $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:45 EDT 2016 However debian and ubuntu got the same piece of code : # lxc-debian.in 149 # set initial timezone as on host 150 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 151 cat /etc/timezone > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 152 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 153 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 154 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 155 echo "$ZONE" > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 156 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 157 else 158 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 159 fi - 160 + 160 161 echo "root:root" | chroot "$rootfs" chpasswd 162 echo "Root password is 'root', please change !" - 163 + 163 164 return 0 165 } - # lxc-ubuntu.in 600 # Set initial timezone as on host 601 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 602 cat /etc/timezone > $rootfs/etc/timezone 603 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 604 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 605 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 606 echo $ZONE > $rootfs/etc/timezone 607 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 608 else 609 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 610 fi - If I run the above manually it has positive effect on Trusty (persistent across stop/start) - $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs/etc/timezone + $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'America/Toronto' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 11:35:37 EDT 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:35:37 UTC 2016. $ lxc-attach -n trusty $ date Wed Oct 12 11:36:02 EDT 2016 But got no effect on Xenial LXC container : $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. # lxc-attach -n xenial root@landscape:~# date Wed Oct 12 15:38:06 UTC 2016 ** Description changed: With regard to github bug : --- adjust timezone to the host at creation time #47 https://github.com/lxc/lxc/issues/47 --- I still can reproduce the problem on different HW running Xenial with the LXC ubuntu image Trusty and Xenial. * Bare metal (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:27:55 EDT 2016 LXC (Trusty) $ sudo lxc-attach -n trusty root@trusty:/# date Wed Oct 12 15:28:10 UTC 2016 * Bare metal #2 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:28:57 EDT 2016 LXC (Xenial) $ lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:29:32 UTC 2016 Note, that using the debian template everything works fine : Bare metal #1 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:40 EDT 2016 $ lxc-attach -n debian8 $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:45 EDT 2016 However debian and ubuntu got the same piece of code : # lxc-debian.in 149 # set initial timezone as on host 150 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 151 cat /etc/timezone > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 152 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 153 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 154 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 155 echo "$ZONE" > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 156 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 157 else 158 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 159 fi 160 161 echo "root:root" | chroot "$rootfs" chpasswd 162 echo "Root password is 'root', please change !" 163 164 return 0 165 } # lxc-ubuntu.in 600 # Set initial timezone as on host 601 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 602 cat /etc/timezone > $rootfs/etc/timezone 603 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 604 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 605 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 606 echo $ZONE > $rootfs/etc/timezone 607 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 608 else 609 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 610 fi If I run the above manually it has positive effect on Trusty (persistent across stop/start) $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'America/Toronto' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 11:35:37 EDT 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:35:37 UTC 2016. $ lxc-attach -n trusty $ date Wed Oct 12 11:36:02 EDT 2016 But got no effect on Xenial LXC container : $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. # lxc-attach -n xenial - root@landscape:~# date + $ date Wed Oct 12 15:38:06 UTC 2016 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lxc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1632766 Title: time in lxc ubuntu template Status in lxc package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: With regard to github bug : --- adjust timezone to the host at creation time #47 https://github.com/lxc/lxc/issues/47 --- I still can reproduce the problem on different HW running Xenial with the LXC ubuntu image Trusty and Xenial. * Bare metal (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:27:55 EDT 2016 LXC (Trusty) $ sudo lxc-attach -n trusty root@trusty:/# date Wed Oct 12 15:28:10 UTC 2016 * Bare metal #2 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:28:57 EDT 2016 LXC (Xenial) $ lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:29:32 UTC 2016 Note, that using the debian template everything works fine : Bare metal #1 (xenial) $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:40 EDT 2016 $ lxc-attach -n debian8 $ date Wed Oct 12 11:30:45 EDT 2016 However debian and ubuntu got the same piece of code : # lxc-debian.in 149 # set initial timezone as on host 150 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 151 cat /etc/timezone > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 152 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 153 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 154 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 155 echo "$ZONE" > "$rootfs/etc/timezone" 156 chroot "$rootfs" dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 157 else 158 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 159 fi 160 161 echo "root:root" | chroot "$rootfs" chpasswd 162 echo "Root password is 'root', please change !" 163 164 return 0 165 } # lxc-ubuntu.in 600 # Set initial timezone as on host 601 if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then 602 cat /etc/timezone > $rootfs/etc/timezone 603 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 604 elif [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then 605 . /etc/sysconfig/clock 606 echo $ZONE > $rootfs/etc/timezone 607 chroot $rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata 608 else 609 echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually." 610 fi If I run the above manually it has positive effect on Trusty (persistent across stop/start) $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/trusty/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'America/Toronto' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 11:35:37 EDT 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:35:37 UTC 2016. $ lxc-attach -n trusty $ date Wed Oct 12 11:36:02 EDT 2016 But got no effect on Xenial LXC container : $ cat /etc/timezone > /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs/etc/timezone $ chroot /var/lib/lxc/xenial/rootfs dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC' Local time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. Universal Time is now: Wed Oct 12 15:38:00 UTC 2016. # lxc-attach -n xenial $ date Wed Oct 12 15:38:06 UTC 2016 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1632766/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
