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time setting
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:56 am
by titof2375
hello how do we set the time in zoneminder

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and at my house it is 6 a.m.
Re: time setting
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:38 am
by alabamatoy
It just uses the CPU time / date, I believe.
Re: time setting
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:50 am
by titof2375
yes, except that on the camera it is 4 o'clock while it is 6 o'clock
Re: time setting
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:48 pm
by bkjaya1952
Methods to edit area and timezone
sudo gedit /etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini
Then edit line no 962 with your time zone
date.timezone =
sudo gedit /etc/timezone
Then edit your timezone
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Then select your area and timezone
Goto zoneminder panel &
Options > timezone > & select your timezone and save
Re: time setting
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:43 pm
by alabamatoy
bkjaya1952 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:48 pm
Methods to edit area and timezone
Thanks, good info. Might oughta be in the ZM docs?
Re: time setting
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:52 pm
by titof2375
Hello, I found for my zoneminder time difference problem, it came from my proxmox Lxc container which was not in the correct time zone