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[Bug 1312775] [NEW] Ignore comments in /etc/timezone

 

Public bug reported:

If there is a comment in /etc/timezone the comment is displayed in the indicator and the timezone is ignored. 
In the screenshot attached the timezone on the 1rst line is Europe/Paris but the clock indicates UTC and the name of the timezone is the full content of /etc/timezone.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: indicator-datetime 13.10.0+14.04.20140415.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 25 16:23:11 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (233 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
SourcePackage: indicator-datetime
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: indicator-datetime (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic

** Attachment added: "indicator-datetime_with_comments.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312775/+attachment/4096612/+files/indicator-datetime_with_comments.png

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Title:
  Ignore comments in /etc/timezone

Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If there is a comment in /etc/timezone the comment is displayed in the indicator and the timezone is ignored. 
  In the screenshot attached the timezone on the 1rst line is Europe/Paris but the clock indicates UTC and the name of the timezone is the full content of /etc/timezone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: indicator-datetime 13.10.0+14.04.20140415.3-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Apr 25 16:23:11 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (233 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
  SourcePackage: indicator-datetime
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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