lfs/chapter06/config-glibc.xml
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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, its defaults don't work
well with networking which will be dealt with in a later chapter. Also, our
timezone needs to be set up.</para>
<para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running the
following:</para>
<para><screen><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></screen></para>
<para>The <userinput>tzselect</userinput> script has to be run and the
questions regarding your timezone have to be answered.
When you're done, the script will give the
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>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>Or:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime </userinput></screen></para>
</sect2>