How do I find the timezone of my Linux server?

Important: For REHL/CentOS 7 and Fedora 25-22 users, the file /etc/localtime is a symbolic link to the timezone file under the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo/. However, you can use date or timedatectl command to display the current time and timezone as well.

How do I find the timezone of my server?

The default system timezone is stored in /etc/timezone (which is often a symbolic link to the timezone data file specific to the timezone). If you do not have an /etc/timezone, look at /etc/localtime. Generally that is the “server’s” timezone. /etc/localtime is often a symlink to a timezone file in /usr/share/zoneinfo.