timezone resource¶

Use the timezone resource to change the system timezone.

New in Chef Client 14.6.

Syntax¶

The timezone resource has the following syntax:

 timezone 'name' do
  timezone      String # default value: 'name' unless specified
  action        Symbol # defaults to :set if not specified
end
where:

timezone is the resource.

name is the name given to the resource block.

action identifies which steps the chef-client will take to bring the node into the desired state.

timezone is the property available to this resource.

Actions¶

The timezone resource has the following actions:

:set: Set the system timezone.

:nothing

Define this resource block to do nothing until notified by another resource to take action. When this resource is notified, this resource block is either run immediately or it is queued up to be run at the end of the Chef Client run.

Properties¶

The timezone resource has the following properties:

timezone

Ruby Type: String | Default Value: 'name'

The timezone value to set.

Examples¶

Set the timezone to UTC

timezone 'UTC'

Set the timezone to UTC with a friendly resource name

timezone 'Set the hosts timezone to UTC' do
  timezone 'UTC'
end