diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 2315db6a4..d0a18db2e 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 <itemizedlist>
 
-<listitem><para>June 3rd, 2002 [timothy] Chapter 06 - Configuring
-essential software: made absolute paths for localtime.</para></listitem>
-
 <listitem><para>June 3rd, 2002 [timothy] Chapter 01 - FAQ: edited
 to include reporting typos.</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/config-glibc.xml b/chapter06/config-glibc.xml
index f2a3a2942..f04711c2f 100644
--- a/chapter06/config-glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/config-glibc.xml
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ location of the needed timezone file.</para>
 <para> Create the <filename class="directory">/etc/localtime</filename> symlink
 by running:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/&lt;tzselect's output&gt; /etc/localtime</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/&lt;tzselect's output&gt; /etc/localtime</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>tzselect's output can be something like <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or
 <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>.</para>
 
 <para>The symlink you'd create with that information would be:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>Or:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime </userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime </userinput></screen></para>
 
 </sect2>