Time zone in HP-UX

[Renjith Nair]

hi all,

I have found in my /etc/TIMEZONE file that TZ=IST-5.30. And my database is also showing different time. Since i am from india, i think the TZ should be IST. do this cause any problem and can anybody suggest how to change the timezone.

thanks for all in advance

[Shaikh Imran · Accepted solution]

To change the timezone system wide, execute the following:

1. set_parms timezone

2. When the menu appears, select the appropriate value.

If the output of the date command does not reflect the correct timezone, simply export the TZ (timezone) variable.
For IST Use

export TZ=IST-5:30


Regards,

[Shaikh Imran]

Hi,


To change the timezone system wide, execute the following:

1. set_parms timezone

2. When the menu appears, select the appropriate value.

If the output of the date command does not reflect the correct timezone, simply export the TZ (timezone) variable.
For IST Use

export TZ=IST-5:30


Regards,

[Victor Fridyev]

Hi,

You can edit file /etc/TIMEZONE in order to have in it needed timezone (TZ).
If you need to configure transition to daylight saving time and back edit the file /usr/lib/tztab.

After /etc/TIMEZONE update the computer should be rebooted

HTH

[Arunvijai_4]

Hello,

You can take a look at this,

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/hp/hpux-faq/section-167.html

[5.13.1 How can I change the timezone?]

-Arun

[Rajeev Shukla]

Your /etc/TIMEZONE files shows the correct entry for India. IST is for Indian Standard Time and -5:30 is the offset from GMT.
Dont take the literal meaning IST-5:30 as substracting 5:30 from IST.

To change the timezone either edit the /etc/TIMEZONE file and logback in for the change or run /sbin/set_parms timezone

Cheers
Rajeev