Thread: Should timezone be inherited from template database?

Hello!

Found that if i set a specific time zone for a template database,
it will not be inherited in the database created from that template.

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postgres=# select now();
               now
-------------------------------
  2023-11-26 17:24:58.242086+03
(1 row)

postgres=# ALTER DATABASE template1 SET TimeZone = 'UTC';
ALTER DATABASE
postgres=# \c template1
You are now connected to database "template1" as user "postgres".
template1=# select now();
               now
-------------------------------
  2023-11-26 14:26:09.291082+00
(1 row)

template1=# CREATE DATABASE test;
CREATE DATABASE
template1=# \c test
You are now connected to database "test" as user "postgres".
test=# select now();
               now
-------------------------------
  2023-11-26 17:29:05.487984+03
(1 row)

Could you clarify please. Is this normal, predictable behavior?

Would be very grateful!

-- 
Anton A. Melnikov
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com
The Russian Postgres Company

On 26.11.2023 18:53, David G. Johnston wrote:
> 
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createdatabase.html
<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createdatabase.html>
> 
>   Database-level configuration parameters (set via ALTER DATABASE) and database-level permissions (set via GRANT) are
notcopied from the template database.
 
> 

Clear. Thank you very much!

With the best wishes,

-- 
Anton A. Melnikov
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com
The Russian Postgres Company