Change timezone in 10.04/11.04 without user input

Question

How can one change the time-zone in Ubuntu 10.04 or 11.04 server from the command line without user input (e.g. tzconfig EST).

While one would use dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, per the related question How to change the time-zone settings from the command line, with user interaction, I can't seem to find out how to change the time-zone from within a non-interactive a script.

The solution is meant to be part of an installation script that configures a server.

Thank you for reading.

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered May 09 '11 at 21:46

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Create a link to /etc/localtime

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles /etc/localtime

Just replace /America/Los_Angeles with your zone.

answered May 09 '11 at 21:46

wojox

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/etc/localtime is a copy of the timezone file, found in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ – user4124 May 09 '11 at 23:52
This looks like a really weird way of setting the time, but that's what tzconfig does internally, so I guess it's correct. – mpen Feb 21 '14 at 05:38

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered May 10 '11 at 00:56

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Goto Systems > Administration > Time and Date.

Then press the padlock icon beside "Click to make changes", enter your password to authenticate, now you can change your Time Zone.

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answered May 10 '11 at 00:56

dsaint

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Nice pictures, but I think you have misread the question. Thank you for your post, albeit not answering the question. :) – Brian M. Hunt May 10 '11 at 01:23

Change timezone in 10.04/11.04 without user input

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