How to make sure that the timestamps of messages recorded during early boot match the timezone of the system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • During the initramfs phase, the system shows timestamps not matching the local time zone, which makes reading journal messages confusing

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later

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