Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r3498a1f45b1c0dafe4f39e79abbed3e7cd3e1d17 -rad950ca0826e092b2c28c87e8a2f42d9f0718edd
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 3498a1f45b1c0dafe4f39e79abbed3e7cd3e1d17)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision ad950ca0826e092b2c28c87e8a2f42d9f0718edd)
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
+
+
 import builtins
 import csv
 import names
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 import squish
 import time
 import test
+
 from builtins import format
 from builtins import int as pyInt
 from builtins import str as pyStr
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@
 from datetime import timezone
 from datetime import datetime
 
+
 CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_LOCATION = '/home/denali/Desktop/cloudsync/credentials'
 CLOUD_SYNC_LOG_LOCATION = '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/'
 LOG_LOCATION = "/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/log/*.log"
@@ -988,13 +992,13 @@
     return names.o_recirculate_rejection_msg
 
 
-def get_current_date_and_time(date_format='%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S'):
+def get_current_date_and_time_in_utc(date_format='%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S'):
     """
         Method to get current date and time.
         @input date_format (str) - format of date to be retrieved.
         @return (str) - date in specified format.
     """
-    date = datetime.now()
+    date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     return str(date.strftime(date_format))
 
 
@@ -1022,7 +1026,7 @@
         @return latest_file - (string) returns latest input log file path from sd-data 
     """
     try:
-        current_date = get_current_date_and_time(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
+        current_date = get_current_date_and_time_in_utc(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
         latest_file = CLOUD_SYNC_LOG_LOCATION+current_date+'_inp.buf'
         return latest_file
     except:
@@ -1041,9 +1045,8 @@
         return latest_file
     except:
         return False
-    
-    
-def retrive_log_data(readline_count = 1):
+
+def retrive_log_data(readline_count):
     """
         This function is the handler for getting file from log folder. 
         Application log data is automatically appended on '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/ {current_date}_out.log'
@@ -1116,7 +1119,7 @@
                 test.fail("application log data is corrupted")        
     except:
         test.fail("Log file is not created or log file is not created based on standard log naming format.")
-        
+         
 def get_epoch_value_consistancy(current_epoch_value, expected_epoch_value):
     """
         This function is verify consistancy of epoch value.