Linux : Changing Timezone on Linux
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Linux : Changing Timezone on Linux
Changing Timezone on linux
1. First search for the available time zone by the below command.
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timedatectl list-timezones | grep -i Asia |
2. Then unlink the current timezone
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sudo unlink /etc/localtime |
3. Now set the new timezone. The syntax for setting the new time zone is as below
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sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/[zone/timezone] /etc/localtime For example sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime |
4. Now check the DateTime using the date command.
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date Tue May 28 10:52:00 IST 2019 |
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