# Root\_timezone ignored

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153>\
**Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153 "2020-02-25T11:41:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![romgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@romgo](https://community.graylog.org/u/romgo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153/1 "2020-02-25T11:41:10Z")

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Hi,

I set in server.conf the following timezone :  
`root_timezone = Europe/Paris` then I restarted the server.  
When I go in my profile I still use UTC timezone, and the time stamp is still wrong in message.

am I missing something here ?  
I’m running graylog 3.2

regards,

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**Author:** ![macko003](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/macko003/32/3175_2.png) [@macko003](https://community.graylog.org/u/macko003)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153/2 "2020-02-25T13:07:36Z")

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> [@romgo](#):
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> When I go in my profile

The root timezone settings is only for the default admin/root user, and maybe for the new users.  
If you use a different user, you have to update it manually.

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**Author:** ![romgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@romgo](https://community.graylog.org/u/romgo)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153/3 "2020-02-25T16:32:06Z")

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Thanks for the information.  
As I do use LDAP authentification, is there a way to set all users to local timezone ?

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**Author:** ![shoothub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/shoothub/32/6412_2.png) [@shoothub](https://community.graylog.org/u/shoothub)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153/4 "2020-02-27T14:41:37Z")

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Default timezone for LDAP users uses parameter root\_timezone. If you have already created users using LDAP, before correctly setup root\_timezone, you should:

1. Change timezone of users manually one by one in `System - Authentication - Users - Edit - field Timezone`
2. Every user can change own timezone using `Edit profile` after login
3. You can also use REST API to change timezone for users.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/graylog/original/3X/c/7/c7c09c6b5099570133d6502b83f50ba4430de5b6.png) [@system](https://community.graylog.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/root-timezone-ignored/14153/5 "2020-03-12T14:41:51Z")

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Closed on March 12, 2020, 2:41pm UTC

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