sudobash via Whonix Forum:
If I sdwdate in terminal, I get this:
sdwdate
Not designed to be run from command line. It’s supposed to be run under
user sdwdate. In actual production additional restrictions apply. It’s
run by sdwdate systemd unit which adds systemd hardening which can be a
further cause for issues.
Running sdwdate as root could mess up permissions in folder /run/sdwdate
(adding files owned by root) which would then disrupt sdwdate started by
systemd under user sdwdate.
I am not sure how sdwdate should act if start from command line. For
sure, shouldn’t run as root. But as user other than sdwdate it doesn’t
have permission to change the time anyhow.