Cron by default uses UTC time zone. How to set it up to use Local time (say CST) in the cron expression (for cron schedule).
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You can set your system's time zone to the intended time zone and then state the time for that zone in the cron job:
sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
and confirm typing timedatectl, or do
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
After changing the time zone, make sure to restart cron:
sudo service cron restart
Cron job:
30 5 * * * echo "run at half past 5" >> ~/logfile.log 2>&1
Cron doesn't care about time zone. It compares the current time to the cron string and executes the job if they match.
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