When mounting timezone data, check for the path first to avoid a fatal error

config/config.go

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ type DockerConfiguration struct {
 
 	// Defines the location of the timezone file on the host system that should
 	// be mounted into the created containers so that they all use the same time.
-	TimezonePath string `yaml:"timezone_path"`
+	TimezonePath string `default:"/etc/localtime" yaml:"timezone_path"`
 }
 
 // Defines the configuration for the internal API that is exposed by the

server/environment_docker.go

@@ -554,9 +554,7 @@ func (d *DockerEnvironment) Create() error {
 		PortBindings: d.portBindings(),
 
 		// Configure the mounts for this container. First mount the server data directory
-		// into the container as a r/w bind. Additionally mount the host timezone data into
-		// the container as a readonly bind so that software running in the container uses
-		// the same time as the host system.
+		// into the container as a r/w bind.
 		Mounts: []mount.Mount{
 			{
 				Target:   "/home/container",
@@ -564,12 +562,6 @@ func (d *DockerEnvironment) Create() error {
 				Type:     mount.TypeBind,
 				ReadOnly: false,
 			},
-			{
-				Target:   config.Get().System.TimezonePath,
-				Source:   config.Get().System.TimezonePath,
-				Type:     mount.TypeBind,
-				ReadOnly: true,
-			},
 		},
 
 		// Configure the /tmp folder mapping in containers. This is necessary for some
@@ -606,6 +598,14 @@ func (d *DockerEnvironment) Create() error {
 		NetworkMode: "pterodactyl_nw",
 	}
 
+	if err := mountTimezoneData(hostConf); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			zap.S().Warnw("the timezone data path configured does not exist on the system", zap.Error(errors.WithStack(err)))
+		} else {
+			zap.S().Warnw("failed to mount timezone data into container", zap.Error(errors.WithStack(err)))
+		}
+	}
+
 	if _, err := cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, conf, hostConf, nil, d.Server.Uuid); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
@@ -613,6 +613,30 @@ func (d *DockerEnvironment) Create() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Given a host configuration mount, also mount the timezone data into it.
+func mountTimezoneData(c *container.HostConfig) error {
+	p := config.Get().System.TimezonePath
+
+	// Check for the timezone file, if it exists use it assuming it isn't also a directory,
+	// otherwise bubble the error back up the stack.
+	if s, err := os.Stat(p); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		if s.IsDir() {
+			return errors.New("attempting to mount directory as timezone file")
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.Mounts = append(c.Mounts, mount.Mount{
+		Target:   p,
+		Source:   p,
+		Type:     mount.TypeBind,
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Sends the specified command to the stdin of the running container instance. There is no
 // confirmation that this data is sent successfully, only that it gets pushed into the stdin.
 func (d *DockerEnvironment) SendCommand(c string) error {