Hello-

I was wondering how to do the above in the subject header...I have a
network with XP terminals ... employees often are able to change the
time...can the SBS have a policy to keep the time fixed throughout
the
network? If so, How?

Re: Keeping the Time consistent and sync'd with Small Business Server 2003 across Domain Options by Dave

Dave
Sat Jun 28 14:01:06 PDT 2008

This should happen automatically - if the client PCs are joined to the SBS
domain, their time should sync with the SBS without any configuration on
your part. If you reboot, you should see an entry from the time service in
the workstation's system log indicating that it synched with the SBS. I
don't have an XP box handy, but on Vista, it logs informational events 35
and 37 - I would guess it would be the same on XP.

Only admins and power users can change the time, which is probably why some
of your users can not. However, all that needs to be done is to verify that
the time zone is set correctly and that auto-update is enabled for daylight
saving time.

If the workstations are not updating time from the SBS as you expect, the
first thing to do is check the registry key
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters. The value for
"Type" should be "NT5DS".

This is (a Vista version of) what you should be seeing in the System log on
the client PCs:

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Time-Service
Date: 6/26/2008 3:44:50 PM
Event ID: 37
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: D049.domain.local
Description:
The time provider NtpClient is currently receiving valid time data from
NTSERVER.domain.local (ntp.d|0.0.0.0:123->10.0.0.2:123).



"SD" <sushidot@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a3bb50d6-9ede-4895-a3a2-bac6ec2d9104@w4g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> Hello-
>
> I was wondering how to do the above in the subject header...I have a
> network with XP terminals ... employees often are able to change the
> time...can the SBS have a policy to keep the time fixed throughout
> the
> network? If so, How?


Re: Keeping the Time consistent and sync'd with Small Business Server 2003 across Domain Options by Lanwench

Lanwench
Sat Jun 28 15:12:44 PDT 2008

SD <sushidot@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello-
>
> I was wondering how to do the above in the subject header...I have a
> network with XP terminals ... employees often are able to change the
> time...can the SBS have a policy to keep the time fixed throughout
> the
> network? If so, How?

This one is simple. Don't give your users admin rights, and they won't be
able to mess with the time or muck around with other things they oughtn't.



Re: Keeping the Time consistent and sync'd with Small Business Server 2003 across Domain Options by Russ

Russ
Sat Jun 28 19:30:16 PDT 2008

Yes I can Post again (or it looks like it)

I have the Question is Why someone would want to change the time???
(Rhetorical question that is is.)

However along with the other suggestions you could put
net time \\SERVER /set /yes
In the SBS login script and it should force it.

Russ

--
Russell Grover
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz


"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:OxhgWIW2IHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> This should happen automatically - if the client PCs are joined to the SBS
> domain, their time should sync with the SBS without any configuration on
> your part. If you reboot, you should see an entry from the time service
> in the workstation's system log indicating that it synched with the SBS.
> I don't have an XP box handy, but on Vista, it logs informational events
> 35 and 37 - I would guess it would be the same on XP.
>
> Only admins and power users can change the time, which is probably why
> some of your users can not. However, all that needs to be done is to
> verify that the time zone is set correctly and that auto-update is enabled
> for daylight saving time.
>
> If the workstations are not updating time from the SBS as you expect, the
> first thing to do is check the registry key
> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters. The value for
> "Type" should be "NT5DS".
>
> This is (a Vista version of) what you should be seeing in the System log
> on the client PCs:
>
> Log Name: System
> Source: Microsoft-Windows-Time-Service
> Date: 6/26/2008 3:44:50 PM
> Event ID: 37
> Task Category: None
> Level: Information
> Keywords: Classic
> User: N/A
> Computer: D049.domain.local
> Description:
> The time provider NtpClient is currently receiving valid time data from
> NTSERVER.domain.local (ntp.d|0.0.0.0:123->10.0.0.2:123).
>
>
>
> "SD" <sushidot@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a3bb50d6-9ede-4895-a3a2-bac6ec2d9104@w4g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>> Hello-
>>
>> I was wondering how to do the above in the subject header...I have a
>> network with XP terminals ... employees often are able to change the
>> time...can the SBS have a policy to keep the time fixed throughout
>> the
>> network? If so, How?
>



Re: Keeping the Time consistent and sync'd with Small Business Server by Joe

Joe
Sun Jun 29 05:38:48 PDT 2008

Russ (www.SBITS.Biz) wrote:
> Yes I can Post again (or it looks like it)
>
> I have the Question is Why someone would want to change the time???
> (Rhetorical question that is is.)
>

It's remarkable how many respectable accountants want the workstation
time changed so that documents can be generated 'correctly'.

Re: Keeping the Time consistent and sync'd with Small Business Server 2003 across Domain Options by Russ

Russ
Sun Jun 29 11:17:14 PDT 2008

The only reason I could think of wanting to change the time/day is you are
trying to lie about documents as to when they are created.
If this is the case I'd do what LAN says and Restrict the change in Group
Policy ASAP!

Russ

--
Russell Grover
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
World Wide Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz


"Joe" <joe@jretrading.com> wrote in message
news:e1B1WUe2IHA.5664@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Russ (www.SBITS.Biz) wrote:
>> Yes I can Post again (or it looks like it)
>>
>> I have the Question is Why someone would want to change the time???
>> (Rhetorical question that is is.)
>>
>
> It's remarkable how many respectable accountants want the workstation time
> changed so that documents can be generated 'correctly'.