The workstation date and time could not be set

(Last modified: 14Oct2005)

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fact

Novell Client v4.9 for Windows NT/2000/XP.

symptom

If you set station time = on, and logon with a "basic local user" you receive the following error in the login script:

This does not occur if your local user is Administrator.

fix

Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP Properties > Advanced Settings contains a Set Station Time property.

When this setting is On, the workstation time is always synchronized with the network during GINA Login. The login script SET_TIME command has no effect on time synchronization, because the time is being synchronized before the script command is processed.

When the setting is Off, the SET_TIME ON script command has an effect when scripts are run, and the workstation time is synchronized with the network.

Windows 2000 and XP both ignore the SET_TIME script command regardless of the client property setting Set Station Time=On|Off and update the time/date to the Netware Server Time/Date at Gina Login only. Subsequent script executions do not make any difference as the script command seems to be ignored.

Workaround:

Put this at the top of a login script as a workaround:

SET_TIME OFF

document

Document Title:	The workstation date and time could not be set
Document ID:	10086879
Solution ID:	NOVL92331
Creation Date:	10Sep2003
Modified Date:	14Oct2005
Novell Product Class:	Netware Client

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