####Table of Contents
- Overview - What is the timezone module?
- Module Description - What does the module do?
- Setup - The basics of getting started with timezone
- Usage - The classes, defined types, and their parameters available for configuration
- Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
The timezone module installs, configures, and manages the system's timezone.
The timezone module handles installing and configuring the system's timezone across a range of operating systems and distributions.
- /etc/localtime
Getting started with this module is as simple as specifying the following in your manifest:
class { 'timezone': timezone => 'US/Eastern' }
The following parameters are available in the timezone module:
- timezone
- zoneinfo_dir
- config_file
This module has been built and tested against Puppet 3.0 and higher.
The module has been tested on:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
- CentOS 6
- Ubuntu 12.04
Testing on other platforms has been light and cannot be guaranteed.