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TIP: Setting your Time Zone

Posted by Jason on Monday June 18, @10:37PM
from the zoned-out dept.
If you did not set your timezone information during install, you can easily go back and set it later.

[Setting your Timezone]

In order to configure your timezone, you must first login as root:

  Login: root
  Password: ********

Next, you will run the sysinstall utility and configure your timezone. Here's how:

Type:
  /stand/sysinstall

Select
  Configure
Select
  Time Zone

Next, you will be presented with the following message:

"Is this machines CMOS clock set to UTC? If it is set to local time, or you don't know, please choose NO here!"

I have always chosen NO at this prompt.

Finally, follow the menu's to select the appropriate timezone. When you're done, exit from sysinstall and your done.

If you would like to verify that your timezone has been correctly set, issue the date command

$ date

Wed Mar 28 20:55:47 AKST 2001

Notice the time is shown as a 24 hour clock- 20:55 is 8:55PM, in the USA this is known as military time. Also notice the timezone info, in my case AKST (Alaska Standard Time -9 GMT).

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Re: TIP: Setting your Time Zone
by Tim Smith on Tuesday December 02, @08:28AM

If you do not have access to /stand/sysinstall.. e.g. you're on a virtual private server... This works: somethingcool /usr/share/zoneinfo/America# cp Chicago /etc/localtime This copies the Chicago file into a system-wide binary timezone file, and your server will report your chosen time zone time in everything it serves.

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Re: TIP: Setting your Time Zone
by Jeff on Tuesday September 21, @03:16PM

thanks hoss works

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Re: TIP: Setting your Time Zone
by Filein Rommel on Thursday December 02, @03:36PM

Gracias.. esto que mencionas si funciona.. saludos... :)

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