/etc/localtime not functioning for firewall logging time
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I've had this issue whereby the firewall log was showing the incorrect time, regardless of my timezone set in the General settings area ("Americas/Los Angeles"). I had to create a symlink from /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT to /etc/localtime and reboot the firewall in order for the logging to be corrected. I DID try searching for this issue but came up empty so it may be just this timezone that is errant. Modifying the General setting does update the localtime file in /etc, but logs were showing 8+ or maybe the "feature" of the firewall logging is GMT? Either way, this did the trick so hope it helps some others out.
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