ubuntu 25.10 removed /etc/timezone

[gen-angry]

Steps to reproduce

Hello,

I have a podman container set up with using /etc/timezone as a bind mount which has worked fine. No issues with ubuntu 24.04, 24.10, 25.04.

I just upgraded to ubuntu 25.10 which has removed it apparently according to this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/2103839

So now when starting the container in 25.10, it now prevents it from starting:

Nov 07 08:26:06 202server komga[9739]: Error: statfs /etc/timezone: no such file or directory

As a workaround, I added environment variable TZ=America/Toronto to the container file and removed the mount which allowed it to work again. But I figure I'd give a heads up saying that this mount method no longer seems to work with the latest ubuntu releases and to provide a workaround for those who run into this issue and might come on here to find a solution.

The installation documentation could probably use a note as well. https://komga.org/docs/installation/docker

Expected behavior

Container to load.

Actual behavior

Container crashes with error.

Nov 07 08:26:06 202server komga[9739]: Error: statfs /etc/timezone: no such file or directory

Logs

No response

Komga version

v1.23.5-master

Operating system

ubuntu 25.10

Installation method

other (please provide more details below)

Other details

podman container using docker information.

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[gotson]

i cannot reproduce the container not starting. Tried with a simple docker run gotson/komga and it starts fine. /etc/timezone is not required for the container to start.

Maybe that's a Podman issue ?