change time on W2k

[bytemangler 0]

I know someone probably have posted this in the past and I musted have missed it. I have some W2k client on a network (mostly NT 4 wks). Each time a client computers connect to a network a script is run to map drives, synch clock with the server clock, etc. I like to know where I can set a user right in W2K Pro to be able to change system time so a script can be run to synchronize the clock. The PDC is still NT 4. NT was fairly easy in the user manager..but in W2K I have no idea where...anyone?

 

Thanks

[Catdog02 0]

If the clients are logging onto an NT 4 box, I don't think you can specify that priveledge?

[Silver-Dagger 0]

All you have to do is use the following command in the logon script of the server and set everyones logon account to use the script (sound like you are doing this anyway).

 

net time \\computer /set

 

Just put the name of your server in for computer and everytime someone logs into the domain the machine will be sinked (spelling ?). I do this and it works for 9x, NT, 2K, and XP.

[clutch 1]

First, you have to assign the "change system time and date" right to all the users, or you will get a permissions error in that script. Second, if you specify the time server in your DHCP parameters it *should* be picked up by the client and then synced regularly.

 

You can also use this utility on clients and servers (w32time, don't both with Timeserv if you don't have to):

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q246145

 

There should be documentation links there to get you going, and the service should allow you to have proper time sync without modifying user rights.

[clutch 1]

After doing a brief search on our boards, it looks like you have this problem regularly:

 

http://www.ntcompatible.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=20335&highlight=time+sync

 

http://www.ntcompatible.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=14902&highlight=time+sync

 

It sounded like you were able to get it working in the first post, but not in the second (earlier time frame). Has it worked at all for you? Also, in the first post, I named several sources on time management, how did they work out?

[bytemangler 0]

Hi Clutch,

yea the earlier posts everything worked the way I wanted it. Everything wa NT wks 4.0 than. Now I have some new computers that come with windows2000. Some security settings is not where I'm use to in NT. I'll try the suggestions from the reply post and head out to MS KB.