List, I've got my Samba box (RedHat 7.2) running NTP client to sync with PARC. I want my windaz clients to be able to read time from it automagically. Is there a way to do that? Seems like WinXX clients cannot use NTP so can how can I sync them with my Samba box (which is accurate to within 200 ms!) TIA /B
> I've got my Samba box (RedHat 7.2) running NTP client to sync with > PARC. I want my windaz clients to be able to read time from it > automagically. Is there a way to do that?Yes; you need to run Samba as the PDC, then give the clients a logon script (e.g., \\server\netlogon\logon.bat, stored on the Samba server) that includes the command net time \\<SERVER> /set /yes In your smb.conf: [global] time server = yes logon script = logon.bat [netlogon] path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon writable = no browsable = no The path can be wherever you want; I'm using /usr/local/samba/netlogon as an example. I think the above will do it for you - I didn't really check all of that! ;) Jay Ts jay@jayts.cx
--On 06/14/2002 6:05 PM -0700 David Busby wrote: } I've got my Samba box (RedHat 7.2) running NTP client to sync with } PARC. I want my windaz clients to be able to read time from it } automagically. Is there a way to do that? Seems like WinXX clients cannot } use NTP so can how can I sync them with my Samba box (which is accurate to } within 200 ms!) See http://www.kaska.demon.co.uk/ We use "k9", which listens (as an NT service) for NTP broadcasts on our LAN. "tardis", from the same source, is configurable to do almost anything you want, including broadcasting on the subnet it's on and querying an NTP server somewhere else. Both very stable and very reasonable. I've been using them for years. Jim -- Jim Watt wattjg@appliedbiosystems.com Applied Biosystems Voice (desk): +1 408 577 2228 3833 North First Street Fax: +1 408 894 9307 San Jose CA 95134-1701 Voice (main): +1 408 577 2200
You're all wrong, folks. On the Windows 2000 client: NET TIME /SETSNTP:SAMBASERVER when your server is running ntpd. All the clients will synch their clocks using "Windows Time Service", which is, in fact. sntp, and compatible with ntp. Kevin Long.