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Administration
5.9 Date, Time and Timezone
To adjust the date and time use the date command. Timezone is
configured using the CLI utility, or the set_timezone script.
Note:
Setting the system timezone creates a new file called
/etc/localtime
, which
erases the
/etc/TIMEZONE
.
Date and Time
The date command prints or sets the system date and time.
date MMDDhhmmYYYY
where:
• MM = month
• DD = day
• hh = hour
• mm = minute
• YYYY = year
For example:
date 101014452002
displays:
Thu Oct 10 14:45:00 <timezone> 2002
Note:
The time zone is configured using the CLI utility or set_timezone script.
CLI Method - Date and Time
Configuring date and time using CLI automatically disables any
previously configured NTP server.
To configure date/time using the CLI:
1. Open the CLI interface by issuing the command:
# CLI
2. Configuring the date.
The date format must follow this syntax: mm/dd/yyyy, where: