#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Copyright: (c) 2015, Phil Schwartz # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) DOCUMENTATION = r''' --- module: win_timezone short_description: Sets Windows machine timezone description: - Sets machine time to the specified timezone. options: timezone: description: - Timezone to set to. - 'Example: Central Standard Time' - To disable Daylight Saving time, add the suffix C(_dstoff) on timezones that support this. type: str required: yes notes: - The module will check if the provided timezone is supported on the machine. - A list of possible timezones is available from C(tzutil.exe /l) and from U(https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms912391.aspx) - If running on Server 2008 the hotfix U(https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2556308/tzutil-command-line-tool-is-added-to-windows-vista-and-to-windows-server-2008) needs to be installed to be able to run this module. seealso: - module: community.windows.win_region author: - Phil Schwartz (@schwartzmx) ''' EXAMPLES = r''' - name: Set timezone to 'Romance Standard Time' (GMT+01:00) community.windows.win_timezone: timezone: Romance Standard Time - name: Set timezone to 'GMT Standard Time' (GMT) community.windows.win_timezone: timezone: GMT Standard Time - name: Set timezone to 'Central Standard Time' (GMT-06:00) community.windows.win_timezone: timezone: Central Standard Time - name: Set timezime to Pacific Standard time and disable Daylight Saving time adjustments community.windows.win_timezone: timezone: Pacific Standard Time_dstoff ''' RETURN = r''' previous_timezone: description: The previous timezone if it was changed, otherwise the existing timezone. returned: success type: str sample: Central Standard Time timezone: description: The current timezone (possibly changed). returned: success type: str sample: Central Standard Time '''