Bug 159171 - Timezone can't be set correctly and time is wrong
Summary: Timezone can't be set correctly and time is wrong
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kcontrol
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: kcmclock (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Slackware Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Paul Campbell
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Keywords:
: 169644 170163 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2008-03-12 03:19 UTC by Colin Bruce
Modified: 2018-09-04 18:07 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Colin Bruce 2008-03-12 03:19:42 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 3.5.7KDE 1.2)
Installed from:    Slackware PackagesSlackware Packages
Compiler:          GCC 4.1.2 Didn't compile it myself
OS:                Linux

The clock is out by an hour. If I set it to the correct time, a few seconds later the time is once again set to the wrong time (out by an hour)

I choose Settings->System Administration-Date & Time
The time zone is set to Europe/Guernsey.
I set it to Europe/London by clicking on that entry.
It ignores me and leaves it at Europe/Guernsey.
I try other time zones. Actually any one and it remains at Europe/Guernsey except occasionally it sets it to Europe/Lisbon but never anything else.

I have copied Europe/London to /etc/localtime. There is no TZ variable set. I am at a loss to know what to do next.
Comment 1 FiNeX 2008-12-07 21:14:21 UTC
*** Bug 169644 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 FiNeX 2008-12-07 21:14:51 UTC
*** Bug 170163 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 FiNeX 2008-12-07 21:15:06 UTC
A fix has been posted on bug #170163
Comment 4 tim 2016-10-13 21:28:42 UTC
confirming the clock timezone function still does not work correctly in kde 4.14.3 (slackware 14.2)
setting the zone to london europe/united kingdom sets the timezone to guernsey/europe

If you set the timezone to lima america/peru  and then to london  europe/united kingdom (and correcting the time appears to work.
Any chance the fix could be tested/applied so it could be used.
thanks
Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-04 18:07:52 UTC
Hello! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this project has been unmaintained for many years so I am closing this bug. Kcontrol has been replaced by System Settings in Plasma. Please give the latest version of that a try, and open a new bug in "systemsettings" if you continue to have an issue. Thank you!