Change Ubuntu Server Timezone

If you are using a Ubuntu VPS or dedicated server, then you may have noticed emails coming from server doesn't match your local timezone. Below are 2 methods to quickly fix this issue… Method#1 – Interactive Mode Just run following command… dpkg-reconfigure tzdata and it will show a list of timezone from where you can select your timezone Method#2 – Non-Interactive mode In this method you need to provide value of timezone manually.You can find timezone values here. sudo echo "Asia/Calcutta" > /etc/timezone sudo dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive tzdata After running above command I got following output: Current default time zone: 'Asia/Kolkata' Local time is now: Thu Jul 12 18:56:32 IST 2012. Universal Time is now: Thu Jul 12 13:26:32 UTC 2012. Why 2 methods? Non-interactive way comes handy if you want to change timezone programatically. Related posts: Change WordPress Permalink Structure With IIS 6 Server Ubuntu Server + CrashPlan + Backup + Remote Management using Mac Web-Developer Server suite: All-in-one web server Gmail Lab Introduced "Sender TimeZone" -- This Post Change Ubuntu Server Timezone is Published on Devils Workshop .

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