I am trying to turn on Automatic Date & Time but it turns off immediately on its own.
This seems to happen only after installing the latest updates.
How do I enable Automatic Date & Time?
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Just to make sure, it says "requires internet access". Is your system connected to the internet? – pomsky Dec 27 '19 at 08:39
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@pomsky Yes. It is connected. I posted the question and this comment from the same system. :) – Akshar Patel Dec 27 '19 at 08:41
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@AksharPatel for instance you can update your time from terminal: `sudo ntpdate time.nist.gov` for timezone update: `sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata` – kamil Dec 27 '19 at 08:49
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@AksharPatel and check if you have ntp enabled: `sudo apt-get install ntp` – kamil Dec 27 '19 at 08:52
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@kamil, my 19.10 is set to "Automatic", but no `ntp` is installed. So there should be no need. – vanadium Dec 27 '19 at 09:22
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@kamil Installed NTP but still facing the same issue. – Akshar Patel Dec 28 '19 at 05:41
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@AksharPatel make sure Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services is set to "On." – kamil Dec 30 '19 at 10:41
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@kamil Yeah. It is ON. – Akshar Patel Dec 30 '19 at 12:48
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3Experiencing same issue, reported bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1858095 – Grant Jan 02 '20 at 12:26
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Short answer:
$ sudo apt remove ntp
And try to enable automatic Time & Date again.
Long answer:
If you try to start the "systemd-timesyncd" service manually with:
systemctl start systemd-timesyncd.service
and check the status with:
systemctl status systemd-timesyncd.service
you can see that it says:
Condition: start condition failed at <some time>; 1s ago
└─ ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/ntpd was not met
So "ntpd" has to be unavailable in order for this to work. If you check the file "/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf" you can see some more conditions that prevent the start:
ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/ntpd
ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/openntpd
ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/chronyd
ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/VBoxService
So depending on your installation it will also stop working if "ntp", "openntpd", "chrony" and/or VirtualBox Services are installed.
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