I'm setting export CATALINA_OPTS= "Duser.timezone=America/Los_Angeles" in my init.d script that starts up the tomcat(haven't set it in $CATALINA_HOME/bin/setenv.sh)...but will try that as well ....i wrote a simple java function that print the date, and when I call java foo, it prints the correct date format. I haven't tried the jsp page, but will also try that...seems as if tomcat is ignoring everything I set. -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Larsen Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:46 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Java not seeing timezone/tomcat displaying times in GMT On Feb 7, 2008 9:12 PM, Isaac Gonzalez <igonzalez at autoreturn.com> wrote: > Any ideas how to force tomcat to display directory listing in local time > zone format of my cent box instead of GMT. > > > I tried all suggestions here: > http://marvinlee.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/java-timezone-setting-in-cento > s-for-asiakuala_lumpur/ > > except I use PST8PDT for the timezone....i believe I'm using this as my > timezone as this is what appears in /etc/localtime file. When using date > command it displays in correct format from bash prompt. I don't know exactly what PST8PDT is, but Java prefers the full names for time zones like US/Central or US/Pacific Have you tried something like -Duser.timezone=US/Pacific on the java command line that launches tomcat. You can add that to JAVA_OPTS in $CATALINA_HOME/bin/setenv.sh Is your tzdata package in CentOS up to date? Then again, I haven't done much with directory listings in Tomcat, so there may be a different issue at work here. Can you create a simple JSP page that writes java.util.TimeZone.getDefault().toString() and see what you get? -- Jeff _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos