====== Setup timezone and update time from NTP ====== Having correct time on a server is very important. For example, you cannot join a Windows PC to a Domain if the time differs more than a few minutes (Five minutes if I'm not mistaking). To setup time zone and update time from internet on Ubuntu Server, do the following: Check timezone $ date Thu Mar 21 18:02:49 MST 2012 or check timezone file $ more /etc/timezone Europe/Zagreb Setup timezone sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata and follow the instructions Also, be sure to restart cron as it will not be aware of the change otherwise $ /etc/init.d/cron stop $ /etc/init.d/cron start You can also update your time periodically by creating a daily crontab (crude but it works) $ vim /etc/cron.daily/ntp With the contents #!/bin/sh ntpdate zg1.ntp.carnet.hr zg2.ntp.carnet.hr and make sure to make it executable $ chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/ntp