TBLinux:Changing the Time Zone: Difference between revisions

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The time zone of the TMG3200 is configured on the Linux host using the tzselect command. The following is provided as a sample of how to configure a time zone:

[root@TB005375 ]# tzselect Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly. Please select a continent 1) Africa 2) Americas . . . 10) None - I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.

? 2

Please select a country. 1) Anguilla . . . 10) Canada . . . 51) Virgin Islands (US)

? 10

Please select one of the time zone regions. 1) Newfoundland Time, including SE Labrador . . . 7) Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations . . . 27) Pacific Time - north Yukon

? 7

The following information has been given: Canada Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations  Therefore TZ= ‘America/Montreal’ will be used. Local time is now: Wed Aug 19 08:49:01 EDT 2009. Universal time is now: Wed Aug 19 08:49:01 UDT 2009. Is the above information OK? 1) Yes 2) No

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 You can make this change permanent for yourself by appending the line TZ= ‘America/Montreal’; export TZ to the file ‘.profile’ in your home directory; then log out and log in again.  Here is the TZ value again, this time on standard output so that you can use the /usr/bin/tzselect command in the shell script America/Montreal [root@TB005373 ]#

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-The time zone of the TMG3200 is configured on the Linux host using the '''<i>tzselect</i>''' command. The
+The time zone of the TMG3200 is configured on the Linux host using the '''''tzselect''''' command. The following is provided as a sample of how to configure a time zone:
-following is provided as a sample of how to configure a time zone:
-{|border="1"
+{| border="1"
-|
+|-
+|
+[root@TB005375 ]# tzselect
+Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
+Please select a continent
+) Africa
+) Americas
+.
+.
+.
+) None - I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.
+#? 2
+Please select a country.
+) Anguilla
+.
+.
+.
+) Canada
+.
+.
+.
+) Virgin Islands (US)
+#? 10
+Please select one of the time zone regions.
+) Newfoundland Time, including SE Labrador
+.
+.
+.
+) Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations
+.
+.
+.
+) Pacific Time - north Yukon
+#? 7
+The following information has been given:
+Canada
+Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations
+
+Therefore TZ= ‘America/Montreal’ will be used.
+Local time is now: Wed Aug 19 08:49:01 EDT 2009.
+Universal time is now: Wed Aug 19 08:49:01 UDT 2009.
+Is the above information OK?
+) Yes
+) No
+#? 1
+
+You can make this change permanent for yourself by appending the line
+TZ= ‘America/Montreal’; export TZ
+to the file ‘.profile’ in your home directory; then log out and log in again.
+
+Here is the TZ value again, this time on standard output so that you
+can use the /usr/bin/tzselect command in the shell script
+America/Montreal
+[root@TB005373 ]#
-<span style="font:verdana">Here it is...</span>
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