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diff --git a/doc/administration/timezone.md b/doc/administration/timezone.md index b6076c8ed26..f4339263d34 100644 --- a/doc/administration/timezone.md +++ b/doc/administration/timezone.md @@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ The global time zone configuration parameter can be changed in `config/gitlab.ym Uncomment and customize if you want to change the default time zone of the GitLab application. -## Viewing available timezones +## Viewing available time zones To see all available time zones, run `bundle exec rake time:zones:all`. For Omnibus installations, run `gitlab-rake time:zones:all`. NOTE: -This Rake task does not list timezones in TZInfo format required by Omnibus GitLab during a reconfigure: [#27209](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27209). +This Rake task does not list time zones in TZInfo format required by Omnibus GitLab during a reconfigure: [#27209](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27209). ## Changing time zone in Omnibus installations -GitLab defaults its time zone to UTC. It has a global timezone configuration parameter in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`. +GitLab defaults its time zone to UTC. It has a global time zone configuration parameter in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`. -To obtain a list of timezones, log in to your GitLab application server and run a command that generates a list of timezones in TZInfo format for the server. For example, install `timedatectl` and run `timedatectl list-timezones`. +To obtain a list of time zones, log in to your GitLab application server and run a command that generates a list of time zones in TZInfo format for the server. For example, install `timedatectl` and run `timedatectl list-timezones`. -To update, add the timezone that best applies to your location. For example: +To update, add the time zone that best applies to your location. For example: ```ruby gitlab_rails['time_zone'] = 'America/New_York' @@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ gitlab-ctl restart > - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/29669) in GitLab 13.9. > - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/29669) in GitLab 14.1. -A user can set their time zone in their profile. If a user has not set their time zone, it defaults -to the time zone [configured at the instance level](#changing-your-time-zone). On GitLab.com, the -default time zone is UTC. +Users can set their time zone in their profile. On GitLab.com, the default time zone is UTC. + +New users do not have a default time zone in [GitLab 14.4 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340795). New users must +explicitly set their time zone before it displays on their profile. + +In GitLab 14.3 and earlier, users with no configured time zone default to the time zone +[configured at the instance level](#changing-your-time-zone). For more information, see [Set your time zone](../user/profile/index.md#set-your-time-zone). |