Finding the system time-zone path | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.09.1Basic

Identify the path used as the system-wide local time-zone setting and backed by zoneinfo data.

Which path is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on clock layers

Separate the system clock, RTC, timezone rules, and NTP synchronization before comparing the commands or settings.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of system clocks, RTC, timezones, and NTP synchronization involved.

/etc/localtime: The zoneinfo data referenced as the system's local timezone.
zoneinfo: Timezone data containing regional UTC offsets and daylight-saving rules.
/etc/timezone: A file used by some distributions to store a timezone name.
Timezone: A regional time setting defined by UTC offsets and seasonal rules.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect/etc/time

Incorrect. /etc/time is not the standard time-zone path.

Incorrect/var/log/timezone

Incorrect. A log directory is not the zoneinfo setting.

Incorrect/usr/local/time

Incorrect. /usr/local/time is not the standard selection path.

Correct/etc/localtime

Correct. /etc/localtime represents the selected local zone.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

readlink /etc/localtime 2>/dev/null || file /etc/localtime

zoneinfoへのリンク先またはtimezone dataの説明

Foundation review

The kernel-maintained time used by applications and timestamps.

The battery-backed hardware clock used to seed time during boot.

A process that compares a clock with remote time sources and corrects drift.

Question IDKL-102-1072

EnvironmentPOSIX readlinkまたはfile / 読み取りのみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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