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    • black3dynamiteB
      black3dynamite
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      Doesn’t it depends if you are using Linux or Windows?

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      • dbeatoD
        dbeato @black3dynamite
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        @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

        Doesn’t it depends if you are using Linux or Windows?

        yes.

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        • EddieJenningsE
          EddieJennings @black3dynamite
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          @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

          Doesn’t it depends if you are using Linux or Windows?

          I'm not sure. I would be curious how AD and kerberos would handle a domain controller set to UTC with client machines set to a local time zone.

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          • dbeatoD
            dbeato
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            For Windows look at this:

            https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/time#UTC_in_Windows

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
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              @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

              Doesn’t it depends if you are using Linux or Windows?

              Why?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @dbeato
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                @dbeato said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                For Windows look at this:

                https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/time#UTC_in_Windows

                That seems to be concerned with putting the hardware to UTC, but the display to local. I do all to UTC.

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                • dbeatoD
                  dbeato @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                  @dbeato said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                  For Windows look at this:

                  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/time#UTC_in_Windows

                  That seems to be concerned with putting the hardware to UTC, but the display to local. I do all to UTC.

                  So what is your Time now on your computer?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @EddieJennings
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                      @eddiejennings said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                      ....or the time zone where the server is physically located (makes the least sense to me)?

                      This seems to be the most common thing that I see people using, too.

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce
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                        It doesn't matter what time zone the DC is set to, so long as the time is correct.

                        Each Windows client PC is responsible for it's own time zone setting.

                        Our DCs are on-prem, and using Pacific time, while domain clients can be anywhere in the world and use their own time zone setting.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                          @obsolesce said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                          It doesn't matter what time zone the DC is set to, so long as the time is correct.

                          Each Windows client PC is responsible for it's own time zone setting.

                          Our DCs are on-prem, and using Pacific time, while domain clients can be anywhere in the world and use their own time zone setting.

                          Assuming you have a DC. Even if you have stand alone boxes though, UTC works great.

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                          • ObsolesceO
                            Obsolesce
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                            The other point was that if you have, a web server for example, serving websites to the whole world, just use UTC... or the time zone of where it's physically located if that makes management easier for you. Time zones don't ever matter... only having the correct time for the time zone it is set for.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                              @obsolesce said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                              The other point was that if you have, a web server for example, serving websites to the whole world, just use UTC... or the time zone of where it's physically located if that makes management easier for you. Time zones don't ever matter... only having the correct time for the time zone it is set for.

                              And the correct time for the person that has to interpret them. That's why I like UTC, it avoids confusion by using a standard that everyone knows and understands. Use basically anything else and you have teams trying to figure out offsets, time of year, etc.

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                                flaxking
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                                There's an RDS farm at work where the time zone is set to where the server is physically, so depending on which server you happen to hit, the time displayed is different. Doesn't make any sense to me.

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                                • black3dynamiteB
                                  black3dynamite
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                                  What does BIOS time use local time or UTC?

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @black3dynamite
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                                    @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                    What does BIOS time use local time or UTC?

                                    Whatever you set it to?

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                                    • black3dynamiteB
                                      black3dynamite @Dashrender
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                                      @dashrender said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                      @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                      What does BIOS time use local time or UTC?

                                      Whatever you set it to?

                                      BIOS: local time or UTC
                                      OS: UTC

                                      Or is only an issue if you are dual booting?

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @black3dynamite
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                                        @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                        @dashrender said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                        @black3dynamite said in Server Time Zone configuration:

                                        What does BIOS time use local time or UTC?

                                        Whatever you set it to?

                                        BIOS: local time or UTC
                                        OS: UTC

                                        Or is only an issue if you are dual booting?

                                        In general I don't care about the BIOS/UEFI time because I sync my devices from a time server. that just means I need to set my devices to the correct timezone, then the time will come over as desired.

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