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    Set time automatically

    I did an upgrade to 10.4 and it went well. However, if I use either right click on the clock or execute System Settings I cannot set my clock to automatically get the time from the time servers. I select the automatic feature, press apply, enter my password, the screen goes grey for several seconds and comes back with the feature now unchecked.

    Do I have an ownership issue someplace?

    TIA
    An old mainframer trying to get modern in his retirement.
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    Re: Set time automatically

    Works here in my 10.04. At least, I checked the Set time and date automatically, provided my password, and a few seconds later, it was set. The check mark remains, and the clock adjusted itself a bit. I'll have to see if this 'sticks' on a reboot.

    What version of KDE are you running?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      Re: Set time automatically

      I'm running KDE 4.4.2. It worked fine under 9.10 and the upgrade seemed to go clean. I even tried running systemsettings out of a terminal under sudo and it reacted the same way.
      An old mainframer trying to get modern in his retirement.
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        Re: Set time automatically

        Originally posted by Calgarian
        I even tried running systemsettings out of a terminal under sudo and it reacted the same way.
        Please say you meant kdesudo. Never launch a GUI application from the console using sudo. That is a very good way to bork your system.

        Upgrades "don't always" end up with an installation of packages that one gets with a fresh install of the newer OS. What groups do you belong to?
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          Re: Set time automatically

          I did use sudo in a terminal. I had tried kdesudo quite a while ago and it didn't work. I got into the habit of using sudo. I'll change that habit now.

          I retried with kdesudo systemsettings and got the same result.

          I am in groups: adm, dialout, cdrom, plugdev, lpadmin, admin, and sambashare and my own group.
          An old mainframer trying to get modern in his retirement.
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            Re: Set time automatically

            Try, from a console:
            Code:
            kcmshell4 clock
            This launches the Date and time settings directly as root. See if it makes any difference.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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              Re: Set time automatically

              Extremely interesting: I used the kcmshell4 clock command in a console and I had to do it twice, but it now shows that I am using the north-american pool on automatic. However, a right click on the clock or selecting system settings and going to date & time has the automatic feature "not checked". Now I'm not sure if it is or isn't set to automatic time?
              An old mainframer trying to get modern in his retirement.
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