Setting the Time Zone and Locale

Use the sysconfig create-profile command with the location grouping to generate a valid profile that configures the time zone and locale.

# sysconfig create-profile -g location -o sc_location.xml

The svc:/system/timezone SMF service sets the time zone for the system.

The timezone property group contains the properties listed in the following table.

Table 11-4  timezone Property Group Properties

Property Type Required Description localtime astring optional System time zone. The default is UTC.

Example 11-5  Configuring the Time Zone

This example sets the time zone to Central European Time/Prague, CZ.

<service name='system/timezone' version='1'>
  <instance name='default' enabled='true'>
    <property_group name='timezone'>
      <propval name='localtime' value='Europe/Prague'/>
    </property_group>
  </instance>
</service>

The svc:/system/environment:init SMF service sets the locale for the system.

The environment property group can define the following environment variables. See the environ(5) man page for information about environment variables.

Table 11-5  environment Property Group Properties

Environment Variable Type Required Default Value LC_CTYPE astring optional C LC_NUMERIC astring optional C LC_TIME astring optional C LC_COLLATE astring optional C LC_MONETARY astring optional C LC_MESSAGES astring optional C LC_ALL astring optional C LANG astring optional C

Example 11-6  Configuring the Locale

This example sets the locale to Czech language (cs) and Czech Republic (CZ).

<service name='system/environment' version='1'>
  <instance name='init' enabled='true'>
    <property_group name='environment'>
      <propval name='LC_ALL' value='cs_CZ.UTF-8'/>
    </property_group>
  </instance>
</service>