Error "System error 5 has occurred" trying to set the system time using NET TIME on XP

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Spin

Gurus,

I am NOT an administrator of my Windows XP SP3 workstation. BUT I do have
rights to change the system time. I am able to set the time on the machine
causing the Control Panel Date/Time applet. But if I try to set it using
the command line, I get an error. Any ideas why?

C:\>net time \\dim8300 /set /y
System error 5 has occurred.

Access is denied.
 
R

Richard Mueller [MVP]

Spin said:
Gurus,

I am NOT an administrator of my Windows XP SP3 workstation. BUT I do have
rights to change the system time. I am able to set the time on the
machine causing the Control Panel Date/Time applet. But if I try to set
it using the command line, I get an error. Any ideas why?

C:\>net time \\dim8300 /set /y
System error 5 has occurred.

Access is denied.

I suspect the problem is you lack permissions on the remote computer. Do you
get the same error with:

net time \\dim8300
 
S

Spin

Richard Mueller said:
I suspect the problem is you lack permissions on the remote computer. Do
you get the same error with:

net time \\dim8300

I indeed get the same error with just net time \\dim8300!
 
A

Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]

Spin said:
I indeed get the same error with just net time \\dim8300!


You need local admin rights on that machine. Spin, are you a domain admin? If so, does your domain admin account work?

Ace
 

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