How To Change TimeZone on AlmaLinux 9
In this wiki article, we will learn how to change the timezone in AlmaLinux 9 using the timedatectl
command.
To check your current TimeZone
To get detailed information current date, time, and timezone on AlamaLinux use the timedatectl
command.
timedatectl
Output:
[root@server ~]# timedatectl
Local time: Mon 2022-05-23 20:17:49 CEST
Universal time: Mon 2022-05-23 18:17:49 UTC
RTC time: Mon 2022-05-23 18:17:49
Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam (CEST, +0200)
System clock synchronized: yes
NTP service: active
RTC in local TZ: no
The TimeZone configuration on AlmaLinux 9 OS is stored set by the /etc/localtime
file. This file is a symbolic link to a timezone file under /usr/share/zoneinfo
.
To get a basic view of the timezone you can ls the file to its symbolic link.
ls -l /etc/localtime
Output:
ls -l /etc/localtime
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 38 May 20 16:14 /etc/localtime -> ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam
Listing TimeZones
Using timedatectl
command to list TimeZones,
timedatectl list-timezones
Output:
[root@server ~]# timedatectl list-timezones
Africa/Abidjan
Africa/Accra
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Africa/Algiers
Africa/Asmara
Africa/Bamako
Africa/Bangui
Africa/Banjul
Africa/Bissau
Africa/Blantyre
Africa/Brazzaville
Africa/Bujumbura
Africa/Cairo
Africa/Casablanca
Set your Preferred TimeZone
Once you have the list of timezones, you can set the one you prefer.
timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone
Example:
timedatectl set-timezone Africa/Malabo
To confirm your changes were applied by running the timedatactl
command.
timedatectl
Output:
[root@server ~]# timedatectl set-timezone Africa/Malabo
[root@server ~]# timedatectl
Local time: Mon 2022-05-23 19:22:42 WAT
Universal time: Mon 2022-05-23 18:22:42 UTC
RTC time: Mon 2022-05-23 18:22:42
Time zone: Africa/Malabo (WAT, +0100)
System clock synchronized: yes
NTP service: active
RTC in local TZ: no
[root@server ~]#
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