On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Mark Nienberg <gm...@tippingmar.com> wrote:
> wes wrote: > >> I am running a Samba domain controller with LDAP integration. I have at >> least some workstations which do not seem to be syncing the time with the >> DC >> at all. My first instinct is to simply set the time with a logon script, >> but >> of course that runs as the user, whom does not have permission to set the >> system time. I would prefer to get it working right, to where the system >> syncs its time with the time server runnong in the DC. >> >> I have tried to find the cause. net time \\dc1 works fine. There are no >> entries in the event log regarding a failure to sync with the time server. >> What can I do to find out why it's not syncing? >> > > Although the literature suggests that the workstations should be able to > find the time server automatically since it is running on the domain > controller, that does not appear to be true. The error message received is > > "Member of an NT4 domain. Cannot synchronize." > > So maybe it only works in AD style domains, not NT4 style domains. > > Run this little batch file once on your XP workstations to get them syncing > with your ntp server on your local network. The ntp server may or may not > be the samba server. Of course, you have to edit the IP address of your ntp > server. > > > rem - filename XPtime.bat > rem - this works for windows xp to set up syncing with our ntp time server > net time /setsntp:192.168.254.35 > net stop w32time > net start w32time > > Note that the procedure is different for Win2000 workstations. Let me know > if you need that too. > > Mark Nienberg > I have done this on the XP machines. I think XP only syncs like once a week or something. I would like the directions for 2k as well. I still have a few of those around, but they are on the way out. thanks, -wes -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba