SET TIME ZONE
Purpose
Use at the server console to configure time zone information.
WARNING: Because time synchronization between servers is critical to Novell Directory Services, make sure you understand time synchronization before you change the time or time zone on a server. (For more information, see Maintaining Network Time Synchronization in Supervising the Network .
Syntax
SET TIME ZONE zone [+|-] hr :min :sec [daylight ]
(no parameter) |
Display time zone setting. |
zone |
Specify a standard abbreviation for the name of the time zone. Examples: EST (Eastern Standard Time) CST (Central Standard Time) MST (Mountain Standard Time) PST (Pacific Standard Time) |
[+ | - ] |
Specify the number of hours east or west of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) meridian. Note: UTC has been known historically as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT. Use + (plus) to set time zones west of UTC. Use - (minus) to set time zones east of UTC. (If you don't enter this parameter, the default is +.) |
hr :min :sec |
Specify the time difference between UTC and the local time zone. You can specify this difference simply in hours. Or, for extreme accuracy, specify hours, minutes and seconds. Examples: EST is 5 hours west of UTC; CST is 6 hours west; MST is 7 hours west; PST is 8 hours west. |
daylight |
Specify the standard abbreviation for the time zone during Daylight Saving Time (DST). Don't enter this abbreviation if you don't observe DST. Examples: EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) CDT (Central Daylight Time) MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) Important: This parameter does not turn on Daylight Saving Time. You turn on Daylight Saving Time (and configure related parameters) by using the SET command. |
Using SET TIME ZONE
- Time zone information is critical to time synchronization for Novell Directory Services. Additionally, time zone information is provided to modules that make calls to CLIB and related modules.
- You specify the abbreviation the operating system uses for daylight saving time with the SET TIME ZONE daylight parameter. You turn on daylight saving time and set the start and end date with the SET command.
- If you don't set the time zone, there are no standard abbreviations and the time zone offset is zero.
Examples
- To display the time zone setting, type
SET TIME ZONE
- To set the time zone to mountain standard time, type
SET TIME ZONE MST7
(This example applies to an area that doesn't observe daylight saving time.)
- To set the time zone to Pacific standard time and set the abbreviation for daylight saving time, type
SET TIME ZONE PST8PDT
(When daylight saving time is active, PST will be known as PDT.)
- To set the time zone for Germany (Mid-European Time), type
SET TIME ZONE MET-1
The -1 sets the time zone 1 hour ahead of UTC, since Germany is 1 hour east of the UTC meridian.
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