I can't edit comments for some reason, so allow me to revise the first line in comment 3:
Kubuntu-Desktop and ubuntu-gnome-desktop (Gnome3) have the same problem. Debian's date/time panel in gnome3 requires authentication. It seems that ubuntu variants allow regular users to edit the system date/time across the board.
I can't edit comments for some reason, so allow me to revise the first line in comment 3: gnome-desktop (Gnome3) have the same problem. Debian's date/time panel in gnome3 requires authentication. It seems that ubuntu variants allow regular users to edit the system date/time across the board.
Kubuntu-Desktop and ubuntu-