Auto Timezone doesn't update

time ubuntu-gnome timezone

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Solution 1

I seem to have fixed this issue by installing gnome-clocks which might serve as the hook gnome-shell uses to get the location data for the time-zone.

Solution 2

For Ubuntu 18.04+ make sure Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services is set to "On."

12,185

labarna

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

labarna almost 2 years

[Running Ubuntu Gnome 15.10]

I recently brought my computer from PST to EST in North America. Once in EST my laptop did not update the timezone. I tried toggling the "Auto Time Zone" switch which had no effect. Finally, I rebooted the machine which also didn't have an effect.

Running /usr/lib/geoclue-2.0/demos/where-am-i doesn't return any result.
- Alex Lowe over 8 years
  
  Try this tutorial. I think this is just what you are looking for.
- labarna over 8 years
  
  Thanks Alex, that tutorial is 8 years old at this point, and dates back to when Ubuntu was still using Gnome 2.x. The issue I'm having isn't with ntp which is installed and functioning. It's that my computer cannot figure out where it is, via the geoclue system. That's what changes the timezone. The "time" is accurate, but just the wrong timezone.
opennomad over 6 years

Still works with Ubuntu 17.10
Tristan Tarrant about 6 years

This is actually the key to solving the issue.
xd1936 about 6 years

Sloved this issue for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
Michael Martin-Smucker almost 6 years

Does it default to "off" or did I manually change that? It's weird that the "Automatic Time Zone" feature just silently fails without warning or explanation.
NorthLattitude almost 6 years

@MichaelMartin-Smucker yeah... they really should warn, or prompt you to enable/re-enable Location Services
Amos Folarin over 5 years

need Settings>Date&Time> Automatically Date & Time and Timezone on. As well as privacy location settings on.
AndreasT over 5 years

Also works on Mint 18 Sarah. Thx.
GrayedFox over 5 years

So the bug, it seems, is with the Date and Time interface. A user shouldn't be able switch a dependant (child) feature "on" that cannot function without Location Services: in my opinion, switching Automatic Timezone to on should first check if Location Services are on and then redirect the user accordingly.
Dan Dascalescu over 5 years

@GrayedFox: agree. Have you filed a bug?
Robin Winslow about 5 years

I think this is the most relevant open bug