* [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone
@ 2022-07-14 8:28 kintarowonders
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From: kintarowonders @ 2022-07-14 8:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New issue by kintarowonders on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058
Description:
I created a new Void Linux system and the installer did not have UTC as an option and all of it's timezone options in the installer are region based. I decided to change this detail later.
So I searched for how to change the timezone on Void Linux and was [led to the documentation](https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/date-time.html).
I did this and changed the symlink in /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC and then I rebooted, partly to be sure it was persistent. When I booted back up I was still in the timezone I picked in the installer. I decided to investigate and found out that the documentation is wrong, and that the timezone symlink is set on boot.
To actually change the timezone one must change the TIMEZONE variable in /etc/rc.conf and the documented should be updated to reflect this.
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2022-07-14 8:28 [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone kintarowonders
@ 2022-07-14 9:23 ` kintarowonders
2023-11-25 1:02 ` dumpster-of-things
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From: kintarowonders @ 2022-07-14 9:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ml
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Closed issue by kintarowonders on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058
Description:
I created a new Void Linux system and the installer did not have UTC as an option and all of it's timezone options in the installer are region based. I decided to change this detail later.
So I searched for how to change the timezone on Void Linux and was [led to the documentation](https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/date-time.html).
I changed the symlink in /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC like the documentation states and then I rebooted, partly to be sure it was persistent. When I booted back up I was still in the timezone I picked in the installer. I decided to investigate and found out that the documentation is wrong, and that the timezone symlink is set on boot.
To actually change the timezone one must change the TIMEZONE variable in /etc/rc.conf and the documented should be updated to reflect this.
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2022-07-14 8:28 [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone kintarowonders
2022-07-14 9:23 ` [ISSUE] [CLOSED] " kintarowonders
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2023-11-25 1:04 ` dumpster-of-things
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From: dumpster-of-things @ 2023-11-25 1:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by dumpster-of-things on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058#issuecomment-1826173729
Comment:
After reading this as well as the official documentation I am left wondering: what do we set <TIMEZONE> to?
I've had similar issues on other distros and symlinking /usr/share/zoneinfo/<COUNTRY>/<STATE>/<CITY> to /etc/localtime has always resolved the problem. But I can't find any explanation of what <TIMEZONE> actually is in rc.conf.
Apologies if I've simply overlooked an obvious answer here.
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2022-07-14 8:28 [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone kintarowonders
2022-07-14 9:23 ` [ISSUE] [CLOSED] " kintarowonders
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2023-11-25 1:06 ` dumpster-of-things
2023-11-25 1:23 ` dumpster-of-things
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From: dumpster-of-things @ 2023-11-25 1:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by dumpster-of-things on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058#issuecomment-1826173729
Comment:
After reading this as well as the official documentation I am left wondering: what do we set TIMEZONE to in rc.conf and/or the TZ env variable?
I've had similar issues on other distros and symlinking /usr/share/zoneinfo/COUNTRY/STATE/CITY to /etc/localtime has always resolved the problem. But I can't find any explanation of what TIMEZONE should look like.
Apologies if I've simply overlooked an obvious answer here.
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* Re: Documentation incorrect about changing timezone
2022-07-14 8:28 [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone kintarowonders
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2023-11-25 1:23 ` dumpster-of-things
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From: dumpster-of-things @ 2023-11-25 1:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ml
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New comment by dumpster-of-things on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058#issuecomment-1826173729
Comment:
After reading this as well as the official documentation I am left wondering: what do we set TIMEZONE to in rc.conf and/or the TZ env variable?
I've had similar issues on other distros and symlinking /usr/share/zoneinfo/COUNTRY/STATE/CITY to /etc/localtime has always resolved the problem. But I can't find any explanation of what TIMEZONE should look like.
Apologies if I've simply overlooked an obvious answer here.
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2022-07-14 8:28 [ISSUE] Documentation incorrect about changing timezone kintarowonders
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From: dumpster-of-things @ 2023-11-25 1:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by dumpster-of-things on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/38058#issuecomment-1826177876
Comment:
Solution: ` date --set='TZ="TIMEZONE" TIME' `
Example: ` date --set='TZ="America/Kentucky/Louisville" 9:36PM' `
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