localtime is not a symbolic link to time zone data in zoneinfo

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /etc/localtime should be a symbolic link to a time zone data file in /usr/share/zoneinfo/
  • Timestamp in /var/log/messages is different from date command or assigned timezone. Why does this happen?

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
  • puppet-timezone

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