NAME
set_parms - set system initial identity parameters: hostname,
date/time, root password, and networking
SYNOPSIS
set_parms initial
set_parms hostname
set_parms timezone
set_parms date_time
set_parms ip_address
set_parms addl_netwrk
set_parms locale
timezone Select a timezone based on your country of location.
Also allows you to set a user-supplied timezone. The system must be rebooted for any change to take effect.
labdbs[/]#set_parms timezone
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The following procedure enables you to set the time zone.
Select your location from the following list:
1) North America or Hawaii
2) Central America
3) South America
4) Europe
5) Africa
6) Asia
7) Australia, New Zealand
8) Russia / CIS
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Enter the number for your location (1-7) then press [Enter] 6
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Select your time zone from the following list:
1) Saudi Arabia, Syria | 7) Phillipines, Hong Kong, Eastern China, Taiwan
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2) India | 8) Japan
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3) Pakistan | 9) Korea
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4) Thailand | 10) Unlisted time zone
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5) Singapore | 11) Previous menu
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6) Pacific Standard Time, Malaysia, Singapore |
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Enter the number for your time zone (1 - 11), then press [Enter] 7
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You have selected:
Phillipines, Hong Kong, Eastern China, Taiwan (EAT-8).
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Is this correct?
Press [y] for yes or [n] for no, then press [Enter] y
check 2 files and reboot os(shutdown -ry 0):
labdbs[/]#more /etc/TIMEZONE
TZ=EAT-8
export TZ
labdbs[/etc]#more /etc/default/tz
EAT-8
labdbs[/etc]#shutdown -ry 0