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How To Set Or Change Timezone On CentOS 7.This tutorial explains how to set or change the timezone on CentOS 7.To be able change the system’s timezone you’ll need to be logged in as root or user with sudo privileges . Checking the Current TimezoneIn CentOS and other modern Linux distros, you can use the timedatectl command to display and set the current system’s time and timezone.timedatectlThe output below shows that the system’s timezone is set to UTC: Local time: Wed 2023-06-21 05:09:09 EDT Universal time: Wed 2023-06-21 09:09:09 UTC RTC time: Wed 2023-06-21 09:09:09 Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400) NTP enabled: yes NTP synchronized: yes RTC in local TZ: no DST active: yes Last DST change: DST began at Sun 2023-03-12 01:59:59 EST Sun 2023-03-12 03:00:00 EDT Next DST change: DST ends (the clock jumps one hour backwards) at Sun 2023-11-05 01:59:59 EDT Sun 2023-11-05 01:00:00 ESTThe system timezone is configured by symlinking /etc/localtime to a binary timezone identifier in the /usr/share/zoneinfo directory. So, another option to check the timezone is to show the path the symlink points to using the ls command :ls -l /etc/localtimelrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 38 Sep 25 2021 /etc/localtime -> ../usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York Changing Timezone in CentOSTo list all available time zones, you can either list the files in the /usr/share/zoneinfo directory or use the timedatectl command.timedatectl list-timezones... Europe/Athens Europe/Belgrade Europe/Berlin Europe/Bratislava Europe/Brussels Europe/Bucharest Europe/Budapest Europe/Busingen Europe/Chisinau Europe/Copenhagen Europe/Dublin ...Once you identify which time zone is accurate to your location, run the following command as sudo user:sudo timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zoneFor example, to change the system’s timezone to America/Toronto:sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/TorontoRun the timedatectl command to verify the changes:timedatectl Local time: Wed 2023-06-21 12:12:47 EEST Universal time: Wed 2023-06-21 09:12:47 UTC RTC time: Wed 2023-06-21 09:12:46 Time zone: Europe/Bucharest (EEST, +0300) NTP enabled: yes NTP synchronized: yes RTC in local TZ: no DST active: yes Last DST change: DST began at Sun 2023-03-26 02:59:59 EET Sun 2023-03-26 04:00:00 EEST Next DST change: DST ends (the clock jumps one hour backwards) at Sun 2023-10-29 03:59:59 EEST Sun 2023-10-29 03:00:00 EET Changing the Timezone by Creating a SymlinkDelete the current /etc/localtime file or symlink:sudo rm -rf /etc/localtimeIdentify the timezone you want to configure and create a symlink :sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Toronto /etc/localtimeYou can verify it either by listing the /etc/localtime file or issuing the date command:dateWed Jun 21 12:14:47 EEST 2023 ConclusionIn this guide, we have shown you how change your CentOS system’s timezone.

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