[arch-general] setting the time

[Peter Nikolic]

On Sunday 08 January 2012 13:17:56 Peter Lewis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the helpful response, Tom.
> 
> [Re: KDE system settings]
> 
> > > However, I also see "You are note allowed to save the configuration".
> > 
> > That's odd. It works fine for me. You should see a key icon next to
> > the Apply button, and when you click it you will be asked for the root
> > password.
> 
> Hmmm. I don't have any such key icon. The apply button is just greyed out.

No i dont see a key icon either
> 
> > > I'm afraid I also don't know how KDE system settings
> > > panels are supposed to request root permissions to allow settings like
> > > this.
> > 
> > This is done via policykit.
> 
> Would I need some optdepend installed or some daemon started to make this
> work? I notice that I have polkit-qt installed, but I don't think I've ever
> done anything explicit with regard to policykit. I'm in the wheel group, in
> case that matters.
> 
> I'm running [testing] on this machine. Perhaps that could cause the
> difference?
> 
> Pete.

Pete .