How to Change the Timezone in Linux

1. Logged in as root, check which timezone your machine is currently using by executing `date`. You’ll see something like Mon Nov 9 13:49:01 EST 2009, PST in this case is the current timezone.
2. Change to the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo here you will find a list of time zone regions. Choose the most appropriate region, if you live in Hong_Kong or the Singapore this directory is the “Asia” directory.

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