TBLinux:Changing the Time Zone
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| − | The time zone of the TMG3200 is configured on the Linux host using 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: | + | |
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| + | [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 | ||
| + | . | ||
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| + | 10) Canada | ||
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| + | 51) Virgin Islands (US) | ||
| + | #? 10 | ||
| + | Please select one of the time zone regions. | ||
| + | 1) Newfoundland Time, including SE Labrador | ||
| + | . | ||
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| + | 7) Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations | ||
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| + | 27) Pacific Time - north Yukon | ||
| + | #? 7 | ||
| + | The following information has been given: | ||
| + | Canada | ||
| + | Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
| + | #? 1 | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | 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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Revision as of 10:41, 6 July 2010
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:
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[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.
Please select a country. 1) Anguilla . . . 10) Canada . . . 51) Virgin Islands (US)
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
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
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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