Timezone should not require superuser on laptop
Bug #696115 reported by
gpk
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
When you carry a laptop from one timezone to another, it's nice to be able to set the time correctly, even if you don't have administrative rights on the laptop.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-system-tools 2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 31 18:30:08 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
Changed in gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ubuntu BugSquad Mentorship group α (bugsquad-mentorship-group-alpha) |
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Everybody shouldn't be allowed to set the system timezone by default, as it affects all users on the system. If you don't have administrator rights on your laptop, you can ask the administrator to grant you the rights for the org.gnome. clock.mechanism .settimezone PolicyKit action, but this decision can't be made by Ubuntu.
Note that if you travel a lot, you may find convenient to define locations in the preferences of the panel's clock. This way, you can see the time in all the places you're interested in. Maybe the clock should support showing the time according to a location without changing the system timezone, but that would be another bug.