Bug 501979 - Date & Time KCM does not ask for password to apply a change consistently
Summary: Date & Time KCM does not ask for password to apply a change consistently
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_clock (show other bugs)
Version: 6.3.3
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-03-25 14:09 UTC by Patrick Silva
Modified: 2025-04-24 12:08 UTC (History)
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Description Patrick Silva 2025-03-25 14:09:34 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open Date & Time KCM
2. check or uncheck "Set date and time automatically"
3. click on "Apply" button - password dialog shows up
4. enter your password to confirm the change
5. change "Set date and time automatically" setting again
6. click on "Apply" button - password dialog shows up
7. cancel the password dialog this time - "Unable to change NTP settings" message shows up, close it
8. change "Set date and time automatically" setting again
9. click on "Apply" button

OBSERVED RESULT
the KCM applied the change done in the step 8 without asking for password

EXPECTED RESULT
Date & Time KCM should always ask for password to apply a change

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 Gianfranco Cassone 2025-03-26 18:52:34 UTC 
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 501966 ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-03-26 18:54:26 UTC 
This isn't the same issue as Bug 501966.
Comment 3 Gianfranco Cassone 2025-03-26 19:04:21 UTC 
I can't reproduce on v.6.3.3
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250324
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.13.7-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-04-24 12:08:14 UTC 
This will be rendered moot once distros follow the recommendations at https://community.kde.org/Distributions/Packaging_Recommendations#Polkit_configuration, which offers a way better UX. I think we should focus on that.