How to set TZ variable for GMT - 6 timezone

[Wendy Paez]

I live in El Salvador (Central America) and have to set the timezone to GMT-6 but I don't know which value to set to TZ variable.
I have found the value for Mexico but Mexico uses Daylight Saving Times (on Sept. they change 1 hour forward), here in El Salvador we don't at all. Which is the correct value for El Salvador?

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

I did a search. GMT-6 is correct.

The below link gives more information and contains a link to the explanation.

http://www.holidayfestival.com/ElSalvador.html

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong
Brainbench MVP for Unix Admin
http://www.brainbench.com

[Curtis Larson_1]

have you tried using /sbin/set_parms timezone

or you could try TZ=SAT5

[Curtis Larson_1]

oops that was for ecuador

central america is CST6CDT

[Curtis Larson_1 · Accepted solution]

and for no daylight savings time it is just:
CST6

[Curtis Larson_1]

and if you'd like to have a little documentation to reference try, man 5 environ

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Wendy,

Try these links below,

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=bc8fbf3b1939d7ee7c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000006452210

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=bc8fbf3b1939d7ee7c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000024721210

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=bc8fbf3b1939d7ee7c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000055184936

Hope this helps.

Regds