How set the correct hour in Ubuntu Server?

Question

I have an incorrect time in my Ubuntu server, I'm using Ubuntu Server 14.04

When I run date command this is the result:

lun  8 set 2014, 08.28.03, CEST

The correct hour is 10.40.

Hmm weird our system is 2 hours off too?! Could be a problem with the time server and not your system :-X — Rinzwind, Sep 08 '14 at 08:46
If the timezone is correct, and you have a working internet connection, use ntpdate with a known NTP server (like ntp.ubuntu.com) to sync it. — muru, Sep 08 '14 at 08:49

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '18 at 14:22

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This is what solved the issue for me:

check for all timezones, and find yours

timedatectl list-timezones

"America/New_York" matches my zone, so I ran this:

sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

...Then check the date

date

voilá

answered Jul 03 '18 at 14:22

DavieFL

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Your hardware clock is probably set to UTC. To verify:
grep UTC /etc/default/rcS

This should give you something like:

# Set UTC=yes if your system clock is set to UTC (GMT), and UTC=no if not.
UTC=no

... with UTC being either yes or no. You probably need to configure this.

Read here how to setup ntpd to always have the correct time.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

answered Sep 08 '14 at 09:00

Jan

I read this guide link and after it I run sudo ntpdate ntp.ubuntu.com and I have the correct hour now.. But I don't understand if my server update the correct hour every day automatically or no.. – Teo Sep 08 '14 at 09:07
No, that was a one-time shot. You can add this command to the system crontab so it's executed periodically. – Jan Sep 08 '14 at 09:26

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