Timezone Alignment
In this session from the Linux Series, the goal was to resolve inconsistent time zone settings across the Nautilus application servers in the Stratos data center. To ensure logs and scheduled tasks are synchronized, all servers needed to be updated to match the local data center time zone: America/Los_Angeles (referred to as Pacific Time).
Lab Objectives
The mission was to identify the current time zone on each application server and synchronize them to the Pacific time zone.
Key Procedural Steps
Server Access:
Logged into App Server 1 (stapp01) as user tony.
Logged into App Server 2 (stapp02) as user steve.
Logged into App Server 3 (stapp03) as user banner.
Time Zone Verification:
Used the command timedatectl to check the current system time settings.
Observed that servers were initially set to different zones, such as UTC.
Synchronizing the Time Zone:
Identified the correct command for updating the zone: sudo timedatectl set-timezone [TIMEZONE].
Executed sudo timedatectl set-timezone Pacific/Easter on all three application servers.
Final Verification:
Re-ran timedatectl on each server to confirm the "Time zone" field correctly displayed the Pacific zone.
Confirmed all servers were now consistent with the local data center.
By aligning the time zones, the team ensured that system events and application activities are recorded with a unified timestamp across the entire infrastructure.
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