Cannot Configure Time on Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers with eDirectory

  • Document ID:7009711
  • Creation Date:08-Nov-2011
  • Modified Date:27-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      eDirectory
      Open Enterprise Server

Environment


Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Windows 2003
Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Windows 2008
Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Windows 2008 R2

Situation

Cannot Configure Time on Windows Server with eDirectory 8.8 installed

Resolution

Setting Time on Windows 2003 server

net time /setsntp:<IP_Address>
net stop w32time
net start w32time
w32tm /resync

Setting Time on Windows 2008 server

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:<IP_Adrress>, /syncfromflags:MANUAL /reliable:yes

w32tm /config /update

net stop w32time

net start w32time

w32tm /resync

Note: IP_Address should be the IP of time provider server.