{"id":7301,"date":"2023-07-20T18:33:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=7301"},"modified":"2023-07-20T18:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:03:36","slug":"how-to-change-the-system-timezone-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-change-the-system-timezone-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the system timezone in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Ubuntu, the system’s timezone is set during the installation, but it can be easily changed at a later time. Using the correct time zone is important for many system-related tasks and processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisite<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Server root login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Log in to your Ubuntu server as a user with sudo privileges. You can use SSH or directly access the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ ssh root@Ip<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gives the below commands to check the timezone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ timedatectl<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To check for available timezones on your server and select anyone for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ timedatectl list-timezones<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Search for your time zone from the list of available time zones and select your timezone, it will show whether it has one or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ timedatectl list-timezones | grep -i Asia\/Singapore<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set a new time zone using the below commands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia\/Singapore<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

step 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we need to unlink the currently used time zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo unlink \/etc\/localtime<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we need to set the new link time zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo ln -s \/usr\/share\/zoneinfo\/Asia\/Singapore \/etc\/localtime<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check whether the time zone has changed or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ timedatectl<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong>
Following the steps mentioned above, we can change the system time zone in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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