How Do I Change Timezone on Linux 6?
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To change timezone on CentOS/RHEL 6/5 we can simply link /etc/localtime file with correct timezone configuration file. For example we are setting America/Los_Angeles as our local system timezone. Your timezone has been changed successfully.

How do I change the timezone in Linux?

To change the time zone in Linux systems use the sudo timedatectl set-timezone command followed by the long name of the time zone you want to set.

How do I change timezone from IST to UTC in Linux?

Convert the UTC to IST in linux

  1. 1.First search for the available time zone by the below command. …
  2. Then unlink the current timezone sudo unlink /etc/localtime.
  3. 3.Now set the new timezone. …
  4. For example sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime.
  5. Now check the DateTime using date command.
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