15.2. Manually configuring the date, time and timezone settings

Procedure

1. Optional: List the timezones:

   # timedatectl list-timezones
   
     Europe/Berlin

2. Set the time zone:

   # timedatectl set-timezone <time_zone>

3. Set the date and time:

   # timedatectl set-time <YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM-SS>

Verification

1. Display the date, time, and timezone:

   # date
   Mon May 5 09:11:55 CEST 2025

2. To see more details, use the timedatectl command:

   # timedatectl
   
    Local time: Mon 2025-05-05 09:11:55 CEST
              Universal time: Mon 2025-05-05 07:11:55 UTC
                    RTC time: Mon 2025-05-05 07:11:55
                   Time zone: Europe/Berlin (CEST, +0200)
   System clock synchronized: no
                 NTP service: inactive
             RTC in local TZ: no

   For more information, see the date(1) and timedatectl(1) man pages on your system.