Lightsail running Windows Server 2019 - need to change time zone

Question

Suddenly, after over 3 years running Windows Server 2019 in a Lightsail instance, the boss wants to have the server's time zone match his.  Windows Server denies me permission to change time zone, even though I'm a domain admin.  I'm guessing because the when I'm logged into the Lightsail console, it shows "Oregon, Zone A (us-west-2a)".  I didn't see any way in the console to set the 'zone' or anything else that would allow the server's time zone to be changed.

Accepted Answer

Hello.

Can you check if you have permission to change the time zone by running the command below in a command prompt?  
If you cannot confirm "SeTimeZonePrivilege" by executing the command, it is possible that privileges are not set in the user's security group.  
```
whoami /priv
```

You may be able to set it by changing it in other ways such as the following.  
Right-click "timedate.cpl" and click "Run as administrator" to start it as shown below.  
![a](/media/postImages/original/IMy4YumJLAQcOnMq8fWFBV0g)

Set the time zone to the one you want to change.  
![b](/media/postImages/original/IM33nS-No1QvSHbBvjkopvvQ)

Answer

Thanks.  Opening an elevated 'timedate.cpl' worked.  Not sure why SeTimeZonePrivilege is set to 'disabled' by default for a domain admin.

Lightsail running Windows Server 2019 - need to change time zone

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