If you live in a different timezone than the one configured on the server, you can change it for your account via SSH.
Step 1 – Select Your Timezone
Log in to your service via SSH and run the following command:
tzselect
Follow the prompts to select your continent, country and timezone.
When the process is complete, you will see output similar to the example below:
You can make this change permanent for yourself by appending the line
TZ='Europe/Amsterdam'; export TZ
to the file '.profile' in your home directory; then log out and log in again.
Here is that TZ value again, this time on standard output so that you
can use the /usr/bin/tzselect command in shell scripts:
Europe/Amsterdam
Step 2 – Make the Timezone Permanent
The timezone selected with tzselect only applies to the current SSH session.
To make it permanent, use the following command:
echo "TZ='Europe/Amsterdam'; export TZ" >> ~/.profile
Replace:
TZ='Europe/Amsterdam'; export TZ
with the value returned by the tzselect command.
Step 3 – Apply the Changes
Reload your profile to apply the changes to the current SSH session:
source ~/.profile
Step 4 – Verify Your Timezone
To verify that the new timezone has been applied, run:
date
Step 5 – Restart Your Applications
Restart all running applications so they begin using the new timezone.
Notes
- The timezone selected with tzselect only affects the current SSH session until it is added to ~/.profile.
- Use the exact TZ=... value returned by tzselect when updating your ~/.profile.
- Restart your applications after changing the timezone to ensure they use the updated settings.
