# Config.default\_timezone vs. config.time\_zone

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-default-timezone-vs-config-time-zone/159983>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 10, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-default-timezone-vs-config-time-zone/159983 "2009-02-10T18:07:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-default-timezone-vs-config-time-zone/159983/1 "2009-02-10T18:07:04Z")

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In config/environment.rb are these statements equivalent?

config.default\_timezone = :utc  
config.time\_zone = “UTC”

If not, then how do they differ in effect?

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**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-default-timezone-vs-config-time-zone/159983/2 "2009-02-10T18:07:58Z")

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James B. wrote:

Should have been:

> In config/environment.rb are these statements equivalent?
> 
> config.active\_record.default\_timezone = :utc  
> config.time\_zone = “UTC”
> 
> If not, then how do they differ in effect?