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.TH init 4 "Mar 15, 2014"
.SH NAME
init \- set default system time zone and locale
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/etc/default/init\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
This file sets the time zone environment variable \fBTZ\fR, and the
locale-related environment variables \fBLANG\fR, \fBLC_COLLATE\fR,
\fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLC_MESSAGES\fR, \fBLC_MONETARY\fR, \fBLC_NUMERIC\fR, and
\fBLC_TIME\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fB/etc/TIMEZONE\fR is a symbolic link to \fB/etc/default/init\fR.  This
link exists for compatibility with legacy software, is obsolete, and may
be removed in a future release. 
.sp
.LP
The number of environment variables that can be set from
\fB/etc/default/init\fR is limited to 20.
.sp
.LP
The format of the file is:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fIVAR\fR\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
where \fIVAR\fR is a timezone environment variable and \fIvalue\fR is the value
assigned to the variable. \fIvalue\fR can be enclosed in double quotes (") or
single quotes (\&'). The double or single quotes cannot be part of the value.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBinit\fR(1M), \fBrtc\fR(1M), \fBctime\fR(3C), \fBenviron\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
When changing the \fBTZ\fR setting on x86 systems, you must make a
corresponding change to the \fB/etc/rtc_config\fR file to account for the new
timezone setting. This can be accomplished by executing the following commands,
followed by a reboot, to make the changes take effect:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
# rtc \fB-z\fR \fIzone-name\fR
# rtc \fB-c\fR

.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
where \fIzone-name\fR is the same name as the \fBTZ\fR variable setting.
.sp
.LP
See \fBrtc\fR(1M) for information on the \fBrtc\fR command.