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Noted that TIME_ZONE must be the server time zone when time zone support is enabled and pytz isn't installed. 

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@ -2086,14 +2086,14 @@ one of the choices for a given time zone. For instance, one line says
``'Europe/London GB GB-Eire'``, but you should use the first bit of
that -- ``'Europe/London'`` -- as your :setting:`TIME_ZONE` setting.)
Note that this isn't necessarily the timezone of the server. For example, one
Note that this isn't necessarily the time zone of the server. For example, one
server may serve multiple Django-powered sites, each with a separate time zone
setting.
When :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``False``, this is the time zone in which Django will
store all datetimes. When :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``True``, this is the default
time zone that Django will use to display datetimes in templates and to
interpret datetimes entered in forms.
When :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``False``, this is the time zone in which Django
will store all datetimes. When :setting:`USE_TZ` is ``True``, this is the
default time zone that Django will use to display datetimes in templates and
to interpret datetimes entered in forms.
Django sets the ``os.environ['TZ']`` variable to the time zone you specify in
the :setting:`TIME_ZONE` setting. Thus, all your views and models will
@ -2105,18 +2105,26 @@ environment variable under the following conditions:
<settings-without-django-settings-module>`, or
* If you specify ``TIME_ZONE = None``. This will cause Django to fall
back to using the system timezone.
back to using the system time zone.
If Django doesn't set the ``TZ`` environment variable, it's up to you
to ensure your processes are running in the correct environment.
.. note::
Django cannot reliably use alternate time zones in a Windows
environment. If you're running Django on Windows, this variable
must be set to match the system timezone.
When time zone support is enabled (:setting:`USE_TZ = True <USE_TZ>`),
Django needs a definition of the default time zone. Therefore, you must
either install pytz_ (which is recommended) or set :setting:`TIME_ZONE`
to the system time zone.
.. note::
Django cannot reliably use alternate time zones in a Windows environment.
If you're running Django on Windows, :setting:`TIME_ZONE` must be set to
match the system time zone.
.. _See available choices: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/datetime-keywords.html#DATETIME-TIMEZONE-SET-TABLE
.. _pytz: http://pytz.sourceforge.net/
.. setting:: URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT
URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT