From: Matt Birkholz <matt@birchwood-abbey.net>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 21:39:12 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Restart CronD when the timezone changes.  Do this on notebooks too.
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Restart CronD when the timezone changes.  Do this on notebooks too.
---

diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 82f1e3f..0fc5c8a 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@ if (defined $ARGV[0] && $ARGV[0] eq "tz") {
 #+CAPTION: [[file:playbooks/timezone.yml][=playbooks/timezone.yml=]]
 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle playbooks/timezone.yml
 ---
-- hosts: core, dvrs, tvrs, webtvs
+- hosts: core, dvrs, tvrs, webtvs, notebooks
   tasks:
   - name: Get timezone.
     command: date '+%Z'
@@ -3222,6 +3222,13 @@ if (defined $ARGV[0] && $ARGV[0] eq "tz") {
     when: ansible_date_time.tz != zone.stdout
     register: new_tz
 
+  - name: Restart CronD.
+    become: yes
+    systemd:
+      service: cron
+      status: restarted
+    when: new_tz.changed
+
 - hosts: dvrs
   tasks:
   - name: Restart AgentDVR.
diff --git a/playbooks/timezone.yml b/playbooks/timezone.yml
index a3ec119..7fbc6c3 100644
--- a/playbooks/timezone.yml
+++ b/playbooks/timezone.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: core, dvrs, tvrs, webtvs
+- hosts: core, dvrs, tvrs, webtvs, notebooks
   tasks:
   - name: Get timezone.
     command: date '+%Z'
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
     when: ansible_date_time.tz != zone.stdout
     register: new_tz
 
+  - name: Restart CronD.
+    become: yes
+    systemd:
+      service: cron
+      status: restarted
+    when: new_tz.changed
+
 - hosts: dvrs
   tasks:
   - name: Restart AgentDVR.