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Synchronize Appliance Dates, Times, and Timezones

You must synchronize the dates, times, and timezones of your Windows and Linux appliances for proper CA CSDP functioning. For assistance synchronizing Windows appliances, see the instructions provided with your Windows appliances. The commands in this section assist with Linux synchronization only.

The following command returns the date, time, and timezone:

# date

The timezone is controlled by the file /etc/localtime. You can use the remaining commands as an example to adjust your timezone. The following commands will delete the file:

# cd /etc
# rm localtime

Note: U.S. time zones are located under the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo/US.

The following commands demonstrate how to set the timezone to Eastern US time by linking the Eastern file to /etc/localtime:

# cd /etc
# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern localtime

You can verify your changes by re-running the date command:

# date