Bug 493768

Summary:	Can't set time using clock; this requires sudo but user is not asked to authenticate
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Francisco H <francisco278herrera>
Component:	kcm_clock	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	regression
Version First Reported In:	6.1.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Francisco H 2024-09-28 06:20:09 UTC

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SUMMARY
Can't set time using clock; this requires sudo but user is not asked to authenticate

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use Fedora 40 Workstation. I downloaded the GNOME version and then installed KDE plasma, with no other KDE apps using sudo dnf install @kde-desktop-environment
2. In the system tray, click on the clock on the right of the system tray.
3. A window shows up with a clock. Under the clock, there's a box with the time; select the hours there and delete them with backspace then using the numpad type in the current hour. 
Then try to save changes which fails with an error. Changing the time in the command line only works if done using sudo.

OBSERVED RESULT
Can't change time using GUI, an error appears when trying to apply changes

EXPECTED RESULT
Can change time using GUI and user is required to authenticate before changes are applied. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.10-200.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This also happens in Kubuntu 24.04.

Comment 1 Francisco H 2024-09-28 06:27:47 UTC

It apparently used to work: https://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings/Date_%26_Time

Comment 2 Francisco H 2024-09-28 06:31:56 UTC

Sorry, when you click on the clock in the system tray a calendar shows up and then you have to click on the settings icon for the window with the clock to appear.

Comment 3 Francisco H 2024-09-28 06:34:58 UTC

When it happens in Kubuntu 24.04, it happens with the latest version of KDE Plasma 5 available in the Ubuntu repositories

Comment 4 Francisco H 2024-09-29 04:01:06 UTC

sorry i misremembered. you have to right click on the clock on the taskbar and then click on adjust date and time for the window to pop up. I changed the time zone to UTC+5 and now i can change the time without sudo. previously the time zone had been left unchanged from the install and it was set to some country i can't remember which one.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2024-09-30 20:29:42 UTC

It sounds like you may not have installed enough packages. I use Fedora KDE too and can confirm that this works as expected out of the box on a normal installation of Fedora KDE. I would recommend consulting with the Fedora packagers/devs about it.

If it happens in Kubuntu too, perhaps both are suffering from the same missing package.

Either way, there's no indication that this is a Plasma bug.