How To Set or Change Timezone on CentOS 8 | Linux Today

How To Set or Change Timezone on CentOS 8

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Mar 24, 2020

Using the correct timezone is essential for many systems related tasks and processes. For example, the cron daemon uses the system’s timezone for executing cron jobs, and the timestamps in the log files are based on the same system’s timezone

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