Log files have incorrect timestamps after system time or timezone was changed in Plesk

Symptoms

• Log files have incorrect (old) timestamps after system time or timezone was changed in Plesk > Tools & Settings > System Time.
• The date command shows the correct system time.

Cause

This is the expected behavior after the time or timezone changing, the restart of the services is required.

Resolution

Note: to apply new time and timezone for all services simultaneously, reboot the server.

1. Log into the server via SSH.
2. Apply the new time and timezone for log files by restarting the corresponding services, for example:
   • For /var/log/plesk/panel.log restart psa service:

     # service psa restart

   • For /var/log/messages and /var/log/maillog restart rsyslog service:

     # service rsyslog restart

   • For /var/log/nginx/error.log restart Nginx service:

     # service nginx restart

   • For /var/log/httpd/error_log or /var/log/apache2/error.log restart Apache service:

     # service httpd restart 2> /dev/null || service apache2 restart 2> /dev/null

   • For /var/log/cron restart the rsyslog and crond services:

     # service rsyslog restart

     # service crond restart