Set Date and Time from the CLI

To set an initial date and time via the CLI, do the following:

1. Set the time zone by entering the following command:
   $ tzconfig
   
   Example:

   JS

   $ tzconfig
   Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
   Please select a continent or ocean.
   1) Africa
   2) Americas
   3) Antarctica
   ...
   $? 2
   Please select a country.
   1) Antigua & Barbuda 2) Anguilla 3) Netherlands Antilles 
   4) Argentina 5) Aruba 6) Barbados 
   7) Bolivia 8) Brazil 9) Bahamas 
   10) Belize 11) Canada 12) Chile 
   ... 
   $? 11
   Please select one of the following time zone regions
   1) St_Johns 2) Halifax 3) Glace_Bay 
   4) Goose_Bay 5) Montreal 6) Toronto 
   ... 
   $? 5
   Time zone changed successfully, no REBOOT required.

2. Set the date and time by entering the following command:
   $ dtconfig YYYYMMDDhhmm\[.00\]
   
   Example:
   

   JS

   $ dtconfig 201505171522.00
   Thu May 17 15:22:00 EDT 2015