changing client computer's time on a domain

[Guest]

Hope this is the right place to ask this question!

What I want to do is change the time on a XP Machine running IIS and SQL to
test multiple time based scenarios on a web app, however changing a time on
the domain causes all sort of problems.

At the moment we put the test servers in a workgroup but this in itself
causes other hassles. Is there anyway we can dabble with the time and date
while keeping our test boxes on the domain?

Any help, would be much appreciated or if this is the wrong place to ask,
feel free to tell me where to go
Tim

 

[Ron Lowe]

Hope this is the right place to ask this question!

What I want to do is change the time on a XP Machine running IIS and SQL
to
test multiple time based scenarios on a web app, however changing a time
on
the domain causes all sort of problems.

At the moment we put the test servers in a workgroup but this in itself
causes other hassles. Is there anyway we can dabble with the time and date
while keeping our test boxes on the domain?

Any help, would be much appreciated or if this is the wrong place to ask,
feel free to tell me where to go
Tim

Not really.
A win2000 /2003 domain uses Kerberos, and this requires close time
syncronisation ( to prevent replay attacks ).

If there's the possibility of non-domain web clients with skewed time
connecting to your web app, then you ought to test with that actual
configuration.