MacBook Pro running Sonoma reverting to wrong date & time

My 15" 2018 MBP has an issue with setting date and time automatically. Since the last two/three days the clock keep reverting to February 2022 (today is November 12, 2023). I have recently upgraded to 14.1.1, and have already tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM to no avail. Setting the clock through Terminal using "sudo sntp -Ss time.apple.com" work fine to set the clock, but the systems keeps resetting to February 2022 during the day. For now I have turned off "Set date & Time Automatically" in system settings and that keeps the clock set to the correct time. However I would like to ensure the time is set automatically to avoid me setting time 'all the time' as inevitably the clock will drift at some point.

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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 14, 2023 1:13 AM

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fangirl3121

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Posted on Dec 26, 2023 12:34 PM

was able to fix it following Luis Sequiera1’s instructions but for those who have brain farts like me, here’s a bit more detail:

1 Open Terminal app (go to Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and type the following:

sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist

2 Press Return. You will be prompted to enter your password. You will not see the password as it is being typed.

3 Press Return to run the command (you won’t see anything change on the screen, but it’s working its magic)

4 Restart the Mac

5 Go to System Settings > General > Date & Time > Set time and date automatically (I had to click on 24-hour time, which is what I originally had it on - and voi la!)

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