On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 02:36 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2012-02-29 00:36, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
Oh, I get the part about the clock. However, I am not suggesting the user shall change time or date, I am focusing on timezone here. If this requires the same set of privileges, the security design may be in need to some love and care.
I don't see what problem there could be about changing one's timezone. In the CLI you can do that as user, because you are not changing the system clock. It is just your own environment variables, you can change any.
If gnome doesn't allow it, then it is indeed a bug.
In the UI, the process is as follows: 1. Click on the clock in the top bar 2. Click on "Date and Time Settings". This will open up the same module that is found in System Settings > System > Date and Time. 3. Options for changing timezone, date, time are greyed out. Option for showing 24-hour or 12-hour clock is not greyed out. 4. Click the Unlock button and enter your system administrator password. 5. Now you may make your changes. Step 4 is the contention here. If this can be divided so that timezone can be user-changed and time/date requires password as Gerald was saying, that would make good sense, IMO. And I join in, as a user, with Gerald in supporting the request to adjust these user experiences. I should also point out that in the original G+ post by Linus, he ssys he had isues with requiring admin access to connect to a wifi network and that it was subsequently resolved at some point. I'm on 12.1 and I'm still getting those admin password requests when attempting to connect to a new wifi network. I'm unsure if this really was resolved anywhere since its the same experience for me as all along. Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+owner@opensuse.org