Changing workstation time

[Guest]

We have a logon script using Kixstart which sets each workstation's time
when the user logs on. However, recently all users were removed from the
admin group on their workstations - and by default, the local Users group on
the workstations don't have rights to change the system time. Thus, when the
logon script runs, under the user's context, it can't reset the system time.

Is there any way I can easily give the right to each machine's User group to
change system time without having to laboriously go through 400 machines one
by one? Alternatively, is there some easily-deployed utility that will
update the time on each machine?

Thanks
Graeme

 

[ZCM Services]

Hi Graeme,

Have a look at the package from H C Mingham-Smith in the UK at:
http://www.kaska.demon.co.uk/

You would need to install and run Tardis 2000 V1.4 on your central server. It
connects via NTTP (or other protocol options) to a net based time-server. This
gets your server on-time and holds it accurately there.

You then enable NTTP broadcaststo your internal network from Tardis on the
server. On each client machine you run K9, which receives the internal NTTP
broadcasts from your server and updates the client PC clock accordingly. No more
manual adjustments ever !!!

Obviously it's a bit of work to roll out the system initially, especially to all
the clients - but well worth it in the long run.
Calvin.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

W2k computers should automatically sync to the AD controller without needing
to use net use.

 

[Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP]

We have a logon script using Kixstart which sets each workstation's time
when the user logs on. However, recently all users were removed from the
admin group on their workstations - and by default, the local Users group on
the workstations don't have rights to change the system time. Thus, when the
logon script runs, under the user's context, it can't reset the system time.

Is there any way I can easily give the right to each machine's User group to
change system time without having to laboriously go through 400 machines one
by one? Alternatively, is there some easily-deployed utility that will
update the time on each machine?

Thanks
Graeme

How did you remove all the users from the local Administrators group?
You can add them back to the local Power Users group (has the right to
change the time, stop and start services, and manage all print jobs on
their machine) the same way.

hth