How do I change my Time Zone?

To change your Linux systems Time Zone, there are only a few steps to take.

1. To check your current time, type date
   

   date
   Sun Aug 20 10:02:53 PDT 2006
   

2. Look at the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo, you will find a list of time zones.
3. Make a backup of your old timezone file, and remove it.
   

   cp /etc/localtime /etc/localtime-old
   rm /etc/localtime 

4. Create a symbolic link to your new timezone file.

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

5. Now update your time: /usr/bin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org (only on Xen accounts, not for OpenVZ)

   20 Aug 10:14:04 ntpdate[9003]: adjust time server 66.93.39.87 offset 0.019652 sec

All set!