got it resolved.
i used the lineinfile module to replace with the timezone
- lineinfile:
path: /etc/sysconfig/clock
regexp: 'ZONE='
line: 'ZONE="{{ timezone }}"'
state: present
backup: yes
when: current_zone.stdout != '{{ timezone }}'
On Thursday, 24 September 2020 at 12:04:03 UTC-4 Vineeth Joseph Abraham
wrote:
> Hi
>
> Following is the script to change the timezone in ec2-instance
>
> vars:
>
> - timezone: Canada/Eastern
>
> - name: Check current timezone
>
> shell: awk -F\" '{ print $2}' /etc/sysconfig/clock
>
> register: current_zone
>
> changed_when: False
>
>
>
> - name: Set EST timezone
>
> file: src=/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone }} dest=/etc/localtime
> state=link force=yes
>
> when: current_zone.stdout != '{{ timezone }}'
>
>
> i wanted to replace the following /etc/sysconfig/clock UTC entry with
> variable value defined above. Can someone help me with steps in ansible or
> shell command to replace the zone ? Thanks in advance.
>
> $ cat /etc/sysconfig/clock
> ZONE="UTC" # UTC to be replaced with Canada/Eastern
> UTC=true
>
>
>
>
>
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