GNOME 3.10 will indeed allow local admins (not standard users) to change time settings without typing a password.
It also introduces automatic geolocation-based timezone updating. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219337 Title: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinnamon-desktop/+bug/1219337/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs