Linux VPS How to modify time zone Linux VPS time zone settings

Based on the NTP network pair,

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The code is as follows:

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November 18, 2012 Sunday 19:33 23 cstlinux The tool for using network pairs under the system is ntpdate, and if Ntpdate is not installed, ntpdate must be installed: under CentOS:

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The code is as follows:

#yum-y Install ntpdate NTP

Under Debian or Ubuntu:

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#sudo apt-get install-y ntpdate ntpntpdate

After installation, you can use Ntpdate to update the Linux system (when we use Windows Time server pair):

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The code is as follows:

#ntpdate time.windows.com

Change the time zone for a VPS

If the VPS defaults to a non-China time zone, the following command can be used to change to the China time zone:

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The code is as follows:

#cp/usr/share/zoneinfo/asia/shanghai/etc/localtime

Note: Under the OpenVZ VPS, only the time zone can be modified, but the VPS cannot be modified. Because the OpenVZ time is synchronized with the VPS server. If you find your OpenVZ VPS time is not correct, you can notify the VPS vendors to come to the right time.