Setting the Time Zone

The default time zone is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time zone must be set only once because the value is stored in nonvolatile memory.

Perform the following steps to set the time zone:

1. Log in as admin.
2. Enter the tsTimeZone --interactive command and enter the appropriate number to select a continent or an ocean or press Ctrl-D to quit.

   Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly. Please select a continent or ocean.
   1) Africa
   2) Americas
   3) Antarctica
   4) Arctic Ocean
   5) Asia
   6) Atlantic Ocean
   7) Australia
   8) Europe
   9) Indian Ocean
   10) Pacific Ocean 
   Enter number or control-D to quit ?1

3. Enter the appropriate number to select a country or press Ctrl-D to quit.

   Please select a country.
   
   1) Algeria                  18) Gabon                    35) Rwanda
   2) Angola                   19) Gambia                   36) Sao Tome & Principe
   3) Benin                    20) Ghana                    37) Senegal
   4) Botswana                 21) Guinea                   38) Sierra Leone
   5) Burkina Faso             22) Guinea-Bissau            39) Somalia
   6) Burundi                  23) Kenya                    40) South Africa
                                                            41) South Sudan
   7) Cameroon                 24) Lesotho                  42) Spain
   8) Central African Rep.     25) Liberia                  43) Sudan
   9) Chad                     26) Libya                    44) Swaziland
   10) Congo (Dem. Rep.)       27) Malawi                   45) Tanzania
   11) Congo (Rep.)            28) Mali                     46) Togo
   12) Cote d'Ivoire           29) Mauritania               47) Tunisia
   13) Djibouti                30) Morocco                  48) Uganda
   14) Egypt                   31) Mozambique               49) Western Sahara
   15) Equatorial Guinea       32) Namibia                  50) Zambia
   16) Eritrea                 33) Niger                    51) Zimbabwe
   17) Ethiopia                34) Nigeria
   
   Enter number or control-D to quit ?1
   
   The following information has been given:
   
                    Algeria
   
   Therefore TZ='Africa/Algiers' will be used.
   
   Local time is now: Mon Sep 25 15:01:38 CET 2023.
   
   Universal Time is now: Mon Sep 25 14:01:38 UTC 2023.
   
   Is the above information OK?
   1) Yes
   2) No
   
   Enter number or control-D to quit ?1
   
   Updating timezone in progress. Please wait..
   
   Time Zone has been updated successfully.
   
   

4. Enter the appropriate number at the prompt to confirm or to restart the time zone selection again. The time zone is updated automatically.