{
# Add configuration database entry for TimeZone if there is not one already
    return if defined $DB->get('TimeZone');
    if (-l "/etc/localtime")
    {
	# get timezone information from the system /etc/localtime
	my $localtime = readlink "/etc/localtime" || "US/Eastern";
	# Make a relative link into an absolute one
	$localtime =~ s:^\.\.::;
	# Extract timezone from absolute path
	$localtime =~ s:^/usr/share/zoneinfo/::;
	$DB->new_record('TimeZone', {type => $localtime});
    }
}