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From: Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:31:17 +0000
Subject: Initial commit - LFS 2.4.4 files

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+<sect2><title>Configuring Glibc</title>
+
+<para>
+We need to create the /etc/nsswitch.conf file. Although glibc should provide
+defaults when this file is missing or corrupt, it's defaults don't work work
+well with networking which will be dealt with in a later chapter. Also, our
+timezone needs to be setup.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running the
+following:
+</para>
+
+<literallayout>
+
+<userinput>cat &gt; /etc/nsswitch.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
+# Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf
+
+passwd: files
+group: files
+shadow: files
+
+publickey: files
+
+hosts: files dns
+networks: files
+
+protocols: db files
+services: db files
+ethers: db files
+rpc: db files
+
+netgroup: db files
+
+# End /etc/nsswitch.conf
+<userinput>EOF</userinput>
+
+</literallayout>
+
+<para>
+Run the <userinput>tzselect</userinput> script and answer the questions 
+regarding your timezone. When you're done, the script will give you the 
+location of the timezone file you need.
+</para>
+
+<para> 
+Create the <filename class="directory">/etc/localtime</filename> symlink
+by running:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+
+	<userinput>cd /etc &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+	<userinput>rm localtime &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+	<userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/&lt;tzselect's output&gt; 
+		localtime</userinput>
+
+</literallayout></blockquote>
+
+<para>
+tzselect's output can be something like <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or
+<emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The  symlink you would create with that information would be:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+
+	<userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT localtime</userinput> 
+
+</literallayout></blockquote>
+
+<para>
+Or:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+
+	<userinput>ln -s ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern localtime
+		</userinput>
+
+</literallayout></blockquote>
+
+</sect2>
+
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