timedatectl

Last Updated : Jul 19, 2021 |

Log in as root or sroot to use the following command.

Allows you to change the current time, current date and the time-zone of the AE Services server.

The following list provides the syntax of each functionality:

  • Syntax to change the current time

    timedatectl set-time HH:MM:SS

    where

    HH represents two-digit hour

    MM represents two-digit minute

    SS represents two-digit second

    Note:

    timedatectl command updates the system clock and the hardware clock. However, the command fails if the chronyd service is enabled on the system.

  • Syntax to change the current date

    timedatectl set-time YYYY:MM:DD

    where

    YYYY represents four-digit year

    MM represents two-digit month

    DD represents two-digit day of the month

    Note:

    Changing the date without specifying the current time results in setting the time to 00:00:00.

  • Syntax to change the current time-zone

    timedatectl set-timezone time_zone

    where time_zone represents the timezones from timedatectl list-timezones command.

Note:

For more information, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system documentation.