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[DOC-14220] Update timezone information (#648)
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Many applications operate across multiple different time zones and may not necessarily use `UTC`.
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Therefore, it is important for the database to be able to handle and manipulate dates in these time zones in a consistent manner.
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Many date functions take the time zone as an additional argument.
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Many date functions take the time zone as an additional argument and use data from the https://www.iana.org/time-zones[IANA Time Zone Database].
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Most operating systems provide this database through the `tzdata` package.
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On some platforms, legacy time zones (for example, `US/Central`) may require an additional package, such as `tzdata-legacy`.
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If these packages are missing or outdated, date functions may fail with unknown or missing time zone errors.
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To resolve such issues, install or update the necessary packages using your operating system's package manager.
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For detailed instructions, refer to your operating system's documentation.
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NOTE: Timezones are case sensitive, `Europe/London` is not the same as `europe/london`.
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For a complete list of supported timezones, see https://www.iana.org/time-zones[the Timezone Database]
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For a complete list of supported timezones, see https://www.iana.org/time-zones[the Timezone Database].
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=== Local System Timezone
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