Nonmatching Local and UTC Time in NetWare 5.1 SP4 and NetWare 6 SP1
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Oct 2002
Q.
On my NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 4 or NetWare 6 Support Pack 1 server, the local and UTC time don't match. How come, and what can I do about it?
Untimely in Utica
A.
Dear Untimely: In both of the NetWare versions you describe above, there's a bug which allows the local and UTC times to run out of sync. For instance, this happens when you use "set time" on the console, or when a third-party application sets the time the same way (TimeLan! and Rdate both show this behavior). To get the two clocks back in sync, unload and then reload TIMESYNC.NLM. We suggest disabling any third-party applications that set the time, and instead using NTP via TIMESYNC.
This bug is fixed in the next release of the NetWare support packs.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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