Hi, I need to make a decision whether or not to install ntp server on my network in order to give time source to WinXP workstations. I found this parameter but I don't know how to employ it. I have got some unsure information about new functionality (other then ntp and 'net time' service) on WinXP (DC) server for setting clock on its workstations. Is it true ? And is "time server = yes" parameter on SAMBA intended for setting such functionality on it ? Unfortunately my trial with it was not successful. Can anybody help me ? Thanks M. Vancl
It is in fact for that. NTP syncs time in Unix. "time server = yes" tells SAMBA to be a time server for win workstations. Then, you should use "net time \\server /set /yes" in netlogon scripts to sync your workstations' time with the one of the SAMBA server. Fernando P On Mon, 2004-03-29 at 16:22, M. Vancl wrote:> Hi, > > I need to make a decision whether or not to install ntp server on my network > in order to give time source to WinXP workstations. I found this parameter > but I don't know how to employ it. I have got some unsure information about > new functionality (other then ntp and 'net time' service) on WinXP (DC) > server for setting clock on its workstations. Is it true ? And is "time > server = yes" parameter on SAMBA intended for setting such functionality on > it ? Unfortunately my trial with it was not successful. Can anybody help me > ? > > Thanks > > M. Vancl > >
M. Vancl schrieb:> Hi, > > I need to make a decision whether or not to install ntp server on my network > in order to give time source to WinXP workstations. I found this parameter > but I don't know how to employ it. I have got some unsure information about > new functionality (other then ntp and 'net time' service) on WinXP (DC) > server for setting clock on its workstations. Is it true ? And is "time > server = yes" parameter on SAMBA intended for setting such functionality on > it ? Unfortunately my trial with it was not successful. Can anybody help me > ? > > Thanks > > M. Vancl > > >time server = yes works great but you have to say the win machine to sync at logon like net time \\smbpdc /set /yes regards
"M. Vancl" <mvancl@setuza.cz> wrote in message news:c49beo$9cf$1@sea.gmane.org...> I need to make a decision whether or not to install ntp server on mynetwork> in order to give time source to WinXP workstations. I found this parameter > but I don't know how to employ it. I have got some unsure informationabout> new functionality (other then ntp and 'net time' service) on WinXP (DC) > server for setting clock on its workstations. Is it true ? And is "time > server = yes" parameter on SAMBA intended for setting such functionalityon> it ? Unfortunately my trial with it was not successful. Can anybody helpme For more information, see the discussion of this on 3-19 with subject "time server option".