Error time

[gerardo_4]

Hi friend,
I need some help.. Actually a have set the time zone variable TZ=GMT-05.
When i type the date command it show me the correct time, but when i type the same command with -u option (UTC time) it is different.
How can i resolve it??

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

The 'date -u' variation reports the time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). As such it overrides any timezone (TZ) setting. Thus:

# TZ=EST5EDT date -u

...is going to report the UTC, period.

Does this answer your question?

Regards!

...JRF...

[Michael Steele_2]

echo $TZ (* to display current *)

set_parms timezone (* to reconfigure system time *)

For Eastern Standard time:

EST5

For Easter Daylight Time:

EST5EDT

Set_parms will provide a listing or menu for you to choose from.