Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/action/UserAction.java
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diff -u -r6af1dca405b378528e883a2853703bbf75e7d68c -r7558c959b49b671045dd27919cbf1a35408e5c75
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/action/UserAction.java	(.../UserAction.java)	(revision 6af1dca405b378528e883a2853703bbf75e7d68c)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/action/UserAction.java	(.../UserAction.java)	(revision 7558c959b49b671045dd27919cbf1a35408e5c75)
@@ -186,13 +186,18 @@
 	    // can not make a part of form as in JSP it can only be accessed by <bean:write>
 	    // and we need the Date object to put into <lams:Date>
 	    request.setAttribute("createDate", user.getCreateDate());
-	} else { // create a user
+	    
+	// create a user
+	} else { 
 	    try {
 		SupportedLocale locale = LanguageUtil.getDefaultLocale();
 		userForm.set("localeId", locale.getLocaleId());
 	    } catch (Exception e) {
 		log.debug(e);
 	    }
+
+	    Timezone serverTimezone = timezoneService.getServerTimezone();
+	    userForm.set("timeZone", serverTimezone.getTimezoneId());
 	}
 	userForm.set("orgId", (org == null ? null : org.getOrganisationId()));
 
Index: lams_admin/web/timezoneServerManagement.jsp
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diff -u -radd7948dbdf9451fb5bb7839e22d2f22ca8b54f1 -r7558c959b49b671045dd27919cbf1a35408e5c75
--- lams_admin/web/timezoneServerManagement.jsp	(.../timezoneServerManagement.jsp)	(revision add7948dbdf9451fb5bb7839e22d2f22ca8b54f1)
+++ lams_admin/web/timezoneServerManagement.jsp	(.../timezoneServerManagement.jsp)	(revision 7558c959b49b671045dd27919cbf1a35408e5c75)
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="<lams:LAMSURL/>/includes/javascript/jquery.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 		function changeServerTimezone() {
-			parent.document.location.href ='<c:url value="/timezonemanagement.do?method=changeServerTimezone&timeZoneId="/>' + $("#timeZoneId").val();
+			var timeZoneId = encodeURIComponent($("#timeZoneId").val());
+			parent.document.location.href ='<c:url value="/timezonemanagement.do?method=changeServerTimezone&timeZoneId="/>' + timeZoneId;
 		}
 	</script>	
 </lams:head>