Changing the time zone on an unmanaged hosting account

This article describes how to change the time zone on an unmanaged hosting account, including unmanaged VPS and dedicated servers.

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Tip

• You must have root access to the server to change the time zone.

• For information about changing the time zone on a managed hosting account, please see this article.

AlmaLinux and Ubuntu servers

To change the time zone on a server running AlmaLinux or Ubuntu, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the server using SSH.

2. To view the current time zone, type the following command:

   Bash

   timedatectl
   

3. To view a list of available time zones, type the following command:

   Bash

   timedatectl list-timezones
   

4. As the root user, type the following command to change the time zone. Replace timezone with the name of the time zone you obtained in step 3:

   Bash

   timedatectl set-timezone timezone
   

   For example, to set the time zone to Paris, France, type timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Paris.

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   Note

   Alternatively, as a non-root user you can type the following command if the account has sudo privileges:

   Bash

   sudo timedatectl set-timezone timezone
   

5. To verify the new time zone change, type the following command:

   Bash

   timedatectl
   

Debian servers

To change the time zone on a server running Debian, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the server using SSH.

2. As the root user, type the following command:

   Bash

   dpkg-reconfigure TZDATA
   

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   Note

   Alternatively, as a non-root user you can type the following command if the account has sudo privileges:

   Bash

   sudo dpkg-reconfigure TZDATA
   

3. Use the arrow keys to select the geographic area, and then press Enter.

4. Use the arrow keys to select the city or region in the time zone that you want, and then press Enter.

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