Time in GMT or Missing Time Zones in systemsetup
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## The problem
MacBook Pro (Catalina
10.15.7
) decided to start showing GMT in the status bar and system preferences last week. It is physically in Pacific time (PST) and I'd like it to show that time instead.
## Troubleshooting thus far
Following Apple instructions
* System Preferences > Date & Time:
* "Set date and time automatically" is turned on using Apple Americas/U.S. (time.apple.com.)
(problem persists with all servers)
* "Set time zone automatically using current location` is turned on
* Time Zone correctly locates me in PST
* Time Zone listing is empty
* Privacy settings are turned on to allow location services for Time Zone & System Customizations
* Computer has been restarted several times
* PRAM has been reset several times
* Computer is connected to wifi
Following this post :
* localtime
is correct as are link to database and permissions
* Accessibility
has been reset
* ntpdate
has been run
## Current situation
(Really, more of "The Problem" but with a lot of the basic troubleshooting out of the way. Maybe this is "where it gets good".)
* date
returns the correct (local) time
* systemsetup gettimezone
returns GMT
* systemsetup listtimezones
returns Time Zones:
and nothing else
* systemsetup settimezone America/Los_Angeles
returns America/Los_Angeles is not a valid timezone
Did the timezone list somehow go missing? Can I add it manually? Is there an update I can run to re-link this somehow?
I'd like to resolve this without an OS re-install if I can. Help me Ask Different, you're my only hope.
Asked by justmydisplayname
(61 rep)
Nov 4, 2020, 12:48 AM
Last activity: Feb 5, 2024, 07:44 PM
Last activity: Feb 5, 2024, 07:44 PM