Time Zone Configuration

You can set your time zone either by selecting your computer's physical location, or by your time zone's offset from Universal Coordinated Time (also known as UTC).

Figure 4-12. Configuring Time Zone

Notice the two tabs at the top of the screen (see Figure 4-12). The first tab offers you the ability to configure by location. With this option, you can choose your view. In choosing view, your options are: World, North America, South America, Pacific Rim, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

From the interactive map, you can click on a specific city, as indicated by the yellow dots; a red X will appear to indicate your selection. You can also scroll through a list and choose your desired time zone.

The second tab offers you the ability to use the UTC offset. UTC presents you with a list of offsets to choose from, as well as an option to set Daylight Savings Time.

For both tabs, there is the option of selecting System Clock uses UTC. Please select this if you know that your system is set to UTC.

If you wish to change your time zone configuration after you have booted your Red Hat Linux system, you may use the /usr/sbin/timeconfig command.