[kde-linux] Help needed: KAuth and SystemSettings. (2)

[Dale]

James Tyrer wrote:
> On 03/29/10 08:26, Dale wrote:
>    
>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>      
>>> On Sunday 28 March 2010 22:50:10 James Tyrer wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On 03/28/10 10:40, Anne Wilson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> On Sunday 28 March 2010 16:57:08 James Tyrer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>> Having ferreted out some additional information, I have made
>>>>>> some progress.  I still need a bit of help from people that
>>>>>> installed from binaries to determine if things are bugs or
>>>>>> configuration issues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note to AW, please do not just say that it works.  That does
>>>>>> not help -- I need very specific information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> I gave you the specific information that it works for me when I
>>>>> run systemsettings as root.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> But, that isn't what I wanted to know, was it?  I want to know
>>>> how, or if, it works when you run System Settings as a user
>>>> account.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> In the same message I told you that it requires root priveleges, so
>>> does not allow users to change it.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>>> Are you saying that it is still greyed out if you run
>>>>> systemsettings as root?
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> It wasn't really what I am saying (I was concerned about it
>>>> working for a user account using authentication), but yes, it
>>>> stays grayed out if I am running as root too.  This is only when
>>>> trying to set only the timezone.  It works if I change the date
>>>> or time (which I don't normally do since I have NTP running).
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Then there seems to be something strange about your system.  I did
>>> not need to jump through any hoops when I tested it, apart from
>>> starting systemsettings as root.
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Anne is correct, you have to be root to adjust the clock settings.
>>      
> Please note that I am talking about KDE-4.4.1.
>    

And that is what I am using as well.  We appear to be using the same 
version.


>    
>> You may be able to change time zones for your own desktop but you
>> can't change the time unless you are root.  Every Linux distro I have
>> used is this way for security reasons.
>>      
> Well then I guess my system is different.  There is no need to start
> System Settings as root.  You just open it and go to Date&  Time. In the
> upper left it should say under: :Date and time settings":
>
> 	You will be asked to authenticate before saving
>
> Change the date or time and click the: "Apply" button.  A dialog window
> titled: "Authenticate" should appear.  Enter the root password in the
> window to the right of: "Password for root", and click the:
> "Authenticate" button.
>
> This works, but it is NOT stable.  If it fails it becomes screwed up and
> you must close System Settings and open it again to resume to a stable
> (legal) state.
>
> You can also change the timezone the same way, but the: "Apply" button
> does not activate properly.  The best workaround is to change the change
> the date and change it back (without saving it), then when you go to
> the: "Time Zone" tab, the: "Apply" button will be active and you can
> save it.
>
>    

I don't disagree that the way you described is one way this could work.  
Keep in mind tho, KDE4 is not finished.  It still has a looong ways to 
go before everything is working.

Honestly tho, I don't use KDE to set my clock.  I just go to a console 
and use the date command, as root of course, to set the clock.  I also 
use ntp to keep it set.

Dale

:-)  :-)