[Solved] Date and Time setting not working
Posted: 09 Apr 2020, 09:51
Hello.
I am running Porteus 5.0 rc1 with KDE.
When I set my time zone in the Date and Time setting and select the automatically update time setting, and click APPLY, it throws me error "Unable to authenticate/execute the action: 4,"
I am entering correct root password. So that's not the issue.
How to fix this?
Solution:
1. The System Setting > Date and time on Porteus won't allow to set the time zones. There's a bug in it and it doesn't work on Porteus 4 and 5 both.
2. Time zone can be set using Cheat code "timezone=Area/Location" in the Porteus.cfg file in Porteus folder.
However, only entering the cheatcode will not work. In my case, even after entering the cheat code, it still showed incorrect time and date.
Then I changed it using "Porteus Settings Centre". Change the time zone here, and when it asks to save changes to a module, click yes. Now the date and time will be correct across sessions / boots.
3. Set the time and date manually. Ignore the time zone, whatever is selected. This will work along with the changes save.dat file.
I am running Porteus 5.0 rc1 with KDE.
When I set my time zone in the Date and Time setting and select the automatically update time setting, and click APPLY, it throws me error "Unable to authenticate/execute the action: 4,"
I am entering correct root password. So that's not the issue.
How to fix this?
Solution:
1. The System Setting > Date and time on Porteus won't allow to set the time zones. There's a bug in it and it doesn't work on Porteus 4 and 5 both.
2. Time zone can be set using Cheat code "timezone=Area/Location" in the Porteus.cfg file in Porteus folder.
However, only entering the cheatcode will not work. In my case, even after entering the cheat code, it still showed incorrect time and date.
Then I changed it using "Porteus Settings Centre". Change the time zone here, and when it asks to save changes to a module, click yes. Now the date and time will be correct across sessions / boots.
3. Set the time and date manually. Ignore the time zone, whatever is selected. This will work along with the changes save.dat file.