How to change time and date which is in CST? [closed]

Question

I am new to linux. Can anyone help me in changing the time and date which is in CST. I am using RHEL5 linux. I have only CLI. No UI.

What version of Linux are we talking here? Most desktops have a clock in the upper right corner. Right clicking on that icon will get you to a dialog window where the time, date, and time zone can be changed.

Gilles · Answer 1 · 2013-02-05 22:26:39Z

To check your local time zone:

# cat /etc/timezone

It should return something that indicates what the current zone is. If it's not correct, you can set it to Central with:

# echo US/Central | sudo tee /etc/timezone
# sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central /etc/localtime

Once that's set, you can use

# ntpdate 0.pool.ntp.org

(Note: if you receive an error 'the NTP socket is in use' you will need to stop your ntp service and run the program again.)

And to keep your date correct, install the ntp service (if it's not already installed.

closed as not a real question by jasonwryan, Renan, rahmu, warl0ck, Shadur Feb 6 at 6:04