{"id":9384,"date":"2021-01-07T18:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T23:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2021-12-04T06:18:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T06:18:10","slug":"change-time-zone-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/change-time-zone-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Time Zone on Ubuntu 20.04 | 18.04 With These Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Usually, you would set the correct time zone during the setup of your Ubuntu Server system. In case this did not happen or a mistake was made, there are some ways to change the time zone on Ubuntu systems using the command-line interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just to be on the same page, a time zone refers to a designated area of the globe that observes a uniform standard time. They are usually set using country boundaries or regional boundaries within a country, especially for larger ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirm the Current Timezone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ date<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Example Output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">Thu Jan 7 21:26:59 UTC 2021<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The above command shows that this system is running in the UTC timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same can be achieved but with more detail by running:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-batch\">$ timedatectl<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The expected output is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">                      Local time: Thu 2021-01-07 21:29:05 UTC\n                  Universal time: Thu 2021-01-07 21:29:05 UTC\n                        RTC time: Thu 2021-01-07 21:29:06\n                       Time zone: Etc\/UTC (UTC, +0000)\n       System clock synchronized: yes\nsystemd-timesyncd.service active: yes\n                 RTC in local TZ: no<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Let&#8217;s Change the Time Zone on Ubuntu 20.04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 1 \u2013 Using timedatectl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find all the available time zones on your system. That way you can know the correct one to pick out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ timedatectl list-timezones<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for the preferred time zone name from the list then uses one of the following commands to set the new time zone on your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone &quot;America\/New_York&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;<strong>America\/New_York<\/strong>&#8221; portion of the above command without quotes is what was retrieved from the list. You can get a <a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/steveobbayi\/9690673644329988a4054625e6d90b87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comprehensive time zone list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 2 \u2013 Using \/etc\/localtime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a more involving method and it&#8217;s a bit of a hack but nevertheless, it is an alternate option that you can use to change the time zone on Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, rename the <em>\/etc\/localtime<\/em> file to keep it as a backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ mv \/etc\/localtime \/etc\/localtime-backup<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the symbolic link of the file to the correct time zone configuration file. 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