Make timezone sticky?

[zarqua]

My usual tricks for changing the timezone aren't working. I want to have the Owl boot with the proper timezone. I've tried changing /etc/init.d/system, setting export TZ, putting PDT in /etc/TZ, etc., and none of them stick. It always starts in UTC. Anyone have the magic formula? Thanks!

[wulf]

Hi looking for the answer as well, I've tried with TZ=CEST-2 which works as it gives to proper CEST time  for me but this is not how it should be done.

[chrizree]

Try editing:
/etc/config/system

in section:
config system

change:
option timezone 'UTC'
to:
option timezone 'whatever timezone'

reboot and verify with the date command and/or cat /tmp/TZ

[zarqua]

Yeah, that was one of my attempts too. Doesn't stick. Thanks for replying, though!

[chrizree]

OK, so when you reboot and check with, for example, the date command, the timezone is still UTC and not the timezone you previously configured?

[zarqua]

I take it back -- that DOES appear to fix it. I could have sworn that I tried that, but when I went back and checked just now, the TZ was set correctly.

Thanks @chrizree!

 

[Tech Man]

I was able to make it stick once, and then it reverted back to UTC, maybe I triggered a factory reset?