Need to Set a Timezone? [SOLVED]

**Cabhan** · 08-29-2005

Whenever I run the date command, I get something like this:

Code:

tux alex # date
Sun Aug 28 21&#58;55&#58;17 Local time zone must be set--see zic manual page 2005

Now, I've checked the zic man page, and I have no idea what it's talking about.

Does anyone know how to do whatever it's asking me to do?

**Vergil83** · 08-29-2005

you set the time zone with

Code:

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/**** /etc/localtime

atleast that works in debian

**loft306** · 08-29-2005

Originally Posted by Vergil83

you set the time zone with

Code:

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/**** /etc/localtime

atleast that works in debian

that would be it!
here in the section from the gentoo handbook

Code:

Code Listing 1&#58; Setting the timezone information

# ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
&#40;Suppose you want to use GMT&#41;
# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...ap=7#doc_chap1

**Cabhan** · 08-29-2005

And I'm just freaking blind...

Thanks.

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