KDE: Setting time and date automatically

Ree · 2010-08-27 18:53:45

I've never been able to set the time and date automatically in KDE time settings. When I check the "Set time and date automatically" and authenticate myself, I always get the error message "Unable to contact time server: .". I'm wondering whether it's an upstream bug or I'm missing some required package? Does it work for you?

Primoz · 2010-08-27 19:02:36

Yeah never worked for me either...
I just use ntpd (or openntpd). It same thing, just that it works .

You could ask it in KDE forums, but I think I mentioned once and nobody know what could be wrong.
(it also didn't work in KDEmod when I used it)

SteveK · 2010-08-31 00:01:43

I just installed ntp from [extra]. Works for me

Xabre · 2010-08-31 02:03:00

I just found out that removing ntpd (or openntpd) from DAEMONS array in rc.conf actually makes this work. !?!?

Barghest · 2010-08-31 10:48:22

I don't have ntpd or openntpd installed and therefore not in my rc.conf and it doesn't work.

Gillian00 · 2010-08-31 12:08:41

check all servers option, for me, only pool.ntp.org is working, even if I am in Europe right now

Xabre · 2010-08-31 17:08:44

Barghest wrote:

I don't have ntpd or openntpd installed and therefore not in my rc.conf and it doesn't work.

I think you should have ntp or openntp installed, just not started as a system-wide daemon.

Last edited by Xabre (2010-08-31 17:08:59)

matt101 · 2010-09-01 15:26:28

I don't get it i have installed ntpd using pacman -S ntp . And then after it installed I restarted my computer and i still can't change the time to London and am still getting the "Unable to contact time server" error. Am i misinterpreting this or what? Could somone please explain to me in simple terms how to make the KDE clock show London time?

Last edited by matt101 (2010-09-01 15:29:29)

matt101 · 2010-09-01 16:11:15

bump

Inxsible · 2010-09-01 16:12:19

Please be patient matt101. Do not bump threads without adding meaningful insight to the thread. It's agains the forum rules.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … te#Bumping

Primoz · 2010-09-02 09:19:27

matt101 wrote:

I don't get it i have installed ntpd using pacman -S ntp . And then after it installed I restarted my computer and i still can't change the time to London and am still getting the "Unable to contact time server" error. Am i misinterpreting this or what? Could somone please explain to me in simple terms how to make the KDE clock show London time?

Have you set ntp correctly?
Also go to http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html you'll have all the answers there.

in short try this:

ntpq -p

If nothing happens you did something wrong, if it does, then it already works just remove ntpd or openntpd from daemon array.

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