How do I change system time or timezone in my VPS?

You cannot change system time in a VPS because all VPSes on the hardware node have the same system time. However, it is possible to change the default system timezone inside a VPS, for example, by replacing /etc/localtime with the file from /usr/share/zoneinfo which contains a description of your timezone. For example if you want to change the timezone to NZ, you can do this via SSH: cd /usr/share/zoneinfo cp NZ /etc/localtime The server will ask you: cp: overwrite `/etc/localtime’? Answer with y and your timezone will be...

What is a Virtual Private Server (VPS)?

Virtual Private Servers are the most advanced step in server virtualization technology. They are used to partition a single physical server into many isolated virtual private servers. Each VPS looks and behaves exactly like a real networked server system, complete with its own set of init scripts, users, processes, filesystems,...