In ubuntu core then I run the command timedatectl I see the timezone description set to n/a
test@localhost:~$ timedatectl
Local time: Tue 2017-03-14 20:12:11 UTC
Universal time: Tue 2017-03-14 20:12:11 UTC
RTC time: n/a
Time zone: n/a (UTC, +0000)
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: no
RTC in local TZ: no
In ubuntu core then I run the command timedatectl I see the timezone description set to n/a
test@localhost:~$ timedatectl
Local time: Tue 2017-03-14 20:12:11 UTC
Universal time: Tue 2017-03-14 20:12:11 UTC
RTC time: n/a
Time zone: n/a (UTC, +0000)
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: no
RTC in local TZ: no
In /etc/timezone I see "Etc/UTC"