win_timezone - Sets Windows machine timezone¶

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis
Options
Examples
Return Values
Notes
- Status

Synopsis ¶

Sets machine time to the specified timezone.

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
timezone	yes			Timezone to set to. Example Central Standard Time

Examples ¶

- name: Set timezone to 'Romance Standard Time' (GMT+01:00)
  win_timezone:
    timezone: Romance Standard Time

- name: Set timezone to 'GMT Standard Time' (GMT)
  win_timezone:
    timezone: GMT Standard Time

- name: Set timezone to 'Central Standard Time' (GMT-06:00)
  win_timezone:
    timezone: Central Standard Time

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name	description	returned	type	sample
previous_timezone	The previous timezone if it was changed, otherwise the existing timezone	success	string	Central Standard Time
timezone	The current timezone (possibly changed)	success	string	Central Standard Time

Notes ¶

Note

The module will check if the provided timezone is supported on the machine.
A list of possible timezones is available from tzutil.exe /l and from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms912391.aspx
If running on Server 2008 the hotfix https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2556308/tzutil-command-line-tool-is-added-to-windows-vista-and-to-windows-server-2008 needs to be installed to be able to run this module.

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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win_timezone - Sets Windows machine timezone¶

Synopsis¶

Options¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶

Notes¶

Status¶