Error: "The workstation time could not be set"

(Last modified: 14Aug2003)

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fact

Formerly TID 2950627

Microsoft Windows NT (all versions)

Novell Client 4.6 SP2 for Windows NT

symptom

Error: "The workstation time could not be set"

The following error comes up with NT Client 4.60 in the results window of the login script:
"Login 4.21 15-310 : The workstation time could not be set"

Error: "Login 4.21 15-310 : The workstation time could not be set"

cause

This happens when the user is not a member of the NT Workstation Administrator group, but is a member of the NT Workstation Users group.

fix

Login has no control over this. The user must be at an administrative level or have equivalent rights to set this. The NT client itself has admin rights and DOES set the system correctly unless Set Station Time=off.  Even with the above error, the time itself will still be changed to bring the workstation in line with the server. It is a cosmetic error and doesn't cause problems for the users.

If the Network Administrator does not want the user to even see the error, the right to change the system time can be granted in a user policy on the workstations from within User Manager.

document

Document Title:	Error: "The workstation time could not be set"
Document ID:	10025320
Solution ID:	1.0.50943484.2505280
Creation Date:	20Jan2000
Modified Date:	14Aug2003
Novell Product Class:	Management Products NetWare

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