[Samba] time server = yes
Toby Bluhm
tkb at MidwestInstruments.com
Fri Dec 7 12:26:10 GMT 2007
Adam Williams wrote:
> Helge wrote:
>> Hi Adam,
>>
>> try this:
>>
>> "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows XP:
>> Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external time source"
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054/EN-US/#EXTERNAL
>> or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054/EN-US
>>
>> I had the same problem some months ago. Trying to set the client´s
>> time in
>> the user´s logon scripts always brought me an "access denied" error for
>> the already given reasons.
>> If I remember right, it was this article that finally helped me out.
>> This
>> way the system time is set but the users are prevented from changing
>> the
>> time themselves.
>> Greetings,
>> Petri
>
> Thanks for your and everyone else's replies. Unfortunately, the
> registry edits would require me to go to all 150 computers here and
> log in as local administrator to make the registry changes, which just
> really isn't an option. Luckily, I have WPKG installed on all 150
> computers to handle automatic deploying of software, and it runs as
> local administrator on computer start up. So, I will see if I can use
> K9 or another free NTP program to handle time synchronization, or have
> WPKG execute a .bat with net time /set /yes \\server upon system start
> up.
>
You don't need to install K9. Seems you could make the reg changes with
wpkg
http://wpkg.org/Category:Changing_Windows_settings
http://wpkg.org/Adding_Registry_Settings
http://wpkg.org/Time_synchronization
--
Toby Bluhm
Midwest Instruments Inc.
30825 Aurora Road Suite 100
Solon Ohio 44139
440-424-2240
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