How to define crontab time zone

[Joan Sanchez_1]

Hi,

The time zone crontab is different than other users as root.

Does anyone know how to set up the tz?

Thank you,

Joan

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Joan,

Time zone is a variable set on the system in a file.

All you need to do is make sure the TZ variable is set in the script that is run by cron and anything that is time zone sensitive will work properly.

SEP

[Steve Steel]

Hi

cron daemon starts before your /etc/TZ is read

so in cronscript add

export TZ=what you want

example
set|grep TZ
TZ=MET-1METDST

thus
export TZ=TZ=MET-1METDST


Steve Steel

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Joan:

The correct timezone for a server is standardly setup in '/etc/TIMEZONE' which is sourced (read) by '/etc/profile' to propagate the 'TZ' environmental varible into the shell's environment during login.

Any user has the ability to set his/her own TZ value and export it.

You can modify '/etc/TIMEZONE' or you can run :

# /sbin/set_parms timezone

...to "fix" it. You can then restart 'cron' by donng:

# /sbin/init.d/cron stop
# /sbin/init.d/cron start

Regards!

...JRF...