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The update timezones page provides [[Administrator]] with the option to update their local database with new information about world timezones.
 
=== Funcionality ===
 
Moodle will search for new information about world timezones (including daylight savings time rules) and update your local database with this information.
Please note that these locations will be checked, in order:
 
# /var/www/demo/moodledata/temp/olson.txt
# /var/www/demo/moodledata/temp/timezones.txt
# http://download.moodle.org/timezones/
# /var/www/html/demo/lib/timezones.txt
 
If the update is completed with success, Moodle will inform how many entries were update and which location was used as a source.
 
=== Safety ===
 
While this procedure is generally very safe and can not break normal installation, you are asked if you want to update your  timezones. Click ''Yes'' if you want to update the timezones or click ''No'' if you don't.
 
=== Editing User Timezones ===
 
It is possible for the [[Administrator]] to edit a user's timezone.
*On the home page in the administration block
*Select '''Users''',
*'''Accounts''', and then
*'''Browse list of users'''.
*Find the user and
*Click on the edit link. This brings you to their profile page.
*Select the timezone from the Timezone drop-down menu and then
*Click the Update profile button at the bottom of the page.
 
Note that the timezones are referenced to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and that the default '''Server's local time''' is set to the local time in Perth, Australia.

Latest revision as of 18:21, 7 December 2007

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