BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Timezone settings
De:       Kai Richter
Data:     Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:52:06 +0000
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Hello Wilfred!

25 Apr 26, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Kai Richter:

 KK>>>>>> set TZ=CET-1CES,M3.5.0/2,M10.5.0/3
 KR>>>> The line above IS the setting for the OS.

 WV>>> In linux the timezone for the system is configured by
 WV>>> /etc/localtime, which is symlink to
 WV>>> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam on my system.

 KR>> $ tail -n 1 /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam
 KR>> CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3

 WV> So? My point is still valid, you don't need to set the TZ environment
 WV> variable yourself...

I haven't installed an OS lately so i don't know if the TZ is set by geo-IP location now. As far as i remember i always had to tell an OS during installation which timezone it is and that way i set the TZ variable via the installer zoneinfo setup.

Regards

Kai

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