@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.

@eddiejennings said in FreePBX and time zones:

What does the Admin > System Admin > Time Zone setting affect? Should it affect the actual system clock of the server?

Here's my scenario:

During FreePBX Install (the OS part), do not set the time zone, which defaults to UTC. After the install, reboot, log into the FreePBX GUI. During the initial setup, you're prompted to confirm a time zone. At this time I specify EST. Reports > Asterisk Logfiles show logs in UTC (which makes sense, since from the OS perspective the time zone is UTC). Envelopes for voice mails are also in UTC.

There is a setting for this, but I cannot find it right now.