Guest stosti Posted September 8, 2007 Posted September 8, 2007 I have a domain with a single domain controller. There are ~12 XP machines as domain members. There is two problems. 1) Automatic Updates under System properties is completely grayed out. I can't change any of the settings. I checked the domain controller group policies. They are not disabled there. I also checked the registry keys. They are set in such a way that according to the Mocrosoft tech article everything should be normal. Where else could automatic updates be disabled? The service is set to automatic and started. If you kick updates off manually it works fine. 2) The system time is wrong on all workstations randomly during the day. The domain controller has the correct time. All work stations are looking to the domain controller for thir updates. The domain controller is set to look at the millitary clocks for updates. I set it as recommended by MS. What could be making the time be off by as much as 90 minutes randomly? You can watch the clock and bang it will switch back! How can I monitor what is making the time be incorrect on my work stations? Below is the error in the system log: Event Type: Information Event Source: w32time Event Category: None Event ID: 593 Date: 8/30/2007 Time: 6:59:23 AM User: N/A Computer: AMYPC Description: Time service corrected the clock error by 4352 seconds Data: 0000: 00 00 00 00 .... Thanks, Scott
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: Windows Updates and Time Hello stosti, 1. You said you checked only the Domain controller policy, whats about the domain policy and maybe another configured policy? 2. Did you check for any errors in the other event logs? Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > I have a domain with a single domain controller. There are ~12 XP > machines as domain members. There is two problems. > > 1) Automatic Updates under System properties is completely grayed > out. I > can't change any of the settings. I checked the domain controller > group > policies. They are not disabled there. I also checked the registry > keys. > They are set in such a way that according to the Mocrosoft tech > article > everything should be normal. Where else could automatic updates be > disabled? > The service is set to automatic and started. If you kick updates off > manually it works fine. > 2) The system time is wrong on all workstations randomly during the > day. The domain controller has the correct time. All work stations > are looking to the domain controller for thir updates. The domain > controller is set to look at the millitary clocks for updates. I set > it as recommended by MS. What could be making the time be off by as > much as 90 minutes randomly? You can watch the clock and bang it will > switch back! How can I monitor what is making the time be incorrect > on my work stations? Below is the error in the system log: > > Event Type: Information > > Event Source: w32time > > Event Category: None > > Event ID: 593 > > Date: 8/30/2007 > > Time: 6:59:23 AM > > User: N/A > > Computer: AMYPC > > Description: > > Time service corrected the clock error by 4352 seconds > > Data: > > 0000: 00 00 00 00 .... > > Thanks, > Scott
Guest stosti Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: Windows Updates and Time Hi, There are no policy's set. There are no other errors in the event log for time. Scott "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > Hello stosti, > > 1. You said you checked only the Domain controller policy, whats about the > domain policy and maybe another configured policy? > > 2. Did you check for any errors in the other event logs? > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > > > I have a domain with a single domain controller. There are ~12 XP > > machines as domain members. There is two problems. > > > > 1) Automatic Updates under System properties is completely grayed > > out. I > > can't change any of the settings. I checked the domain controller > > group > > policies. They are not disabled there. I also checked the registry > > keys. > > They are set in such a way that according to the Mocrosoft tech > > article > > everything should be normal. Where else could automatic updates be > > disabled? > > The service is set to automatic and started. If you kick updates off > > manually it works fine. > > 2) The system time is wrong on all workstations randomly during the > > day. The domain controller has the correct time. All work stations > > are looking to the domain controller for thir updates. The domain > > controller is set to look at the millitary clocks for updates. I set > > it as recommended by MS. What could be making the time be off by as > > much as 90 minutes randomly? You can watch the clock and bang it will > > switch back! How can I monitor what is making the time be incorrect > > on my work stations? Below is the error in the system log: > > > > Event Type: Information > > > > Event Source: w32time > > > > Event Category: None > > > > Event ID: 593 > > > > Date: 8/30/2007 > > > > Time: 6:59:23 AM > > > > User: N/A > > > > Computer: AMYPC > > > > Description: > > > > Time service corrected the clock error by 4352 seconds > > > > Data: > > > > 0000: 00 00 00 00 .... > > > > Thanks, > > Scott > > >
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: Windows Updates and Time Hello stosti, 1. By default you always have a Default domain policy and a Default Domain controller policy. So if the Default domain policy does not exist, maybe the changes where made theire. Then the next question is, who and why has it be deleted? See here for dcgpofix: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/48872034-1907-4149-b6aa-9788d38209d21033.mspx?mfr=true http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324800 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833783 Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Hi, > > There are no policy's set. There are no other errors in the event log > for time. > > Scott > > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > >> Hello stosti, >> >> 1. You said you checked only the Domain controller policy, whats >> about the domain policy and maybe another configured policy? >> >> 2. Did you check for any errors in the other event logs? >> >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers >> no rights. >>> I have a domain with a single domain controller. There are ~12 XP >>> machines as domain members. There is two problems. >>> >>> 1) Automatic Updates under System properties is completely grayed >>> out. I >>> can't change any of the settings. I checked the domain controller >>> group >>> policies. They are not disabled there. I also checked the registry >>> keys. >>> They are set in such a way that according to the Mocrosoft tech >>> article >>> everything should be normal. Where else could automatic updates be >>> disabled? >>> The service is set to automatic and started. If you kick updates >>> off >>> manually it works fine. >>> 2) The system time is wrong on all workstations randomly during the >>> day. The domain controller has the correct time. All work stations >>> are looking to the domain controller for thir updates. The domain >>> controller is set to look at the millitary clocks for updates. I >>> set >>> it as recommended by MS. What could be making the time be off by as >>> much as 90 minutes randomly? You can watch the clock and bang it >>> will >>> switch back! How can I monitor what is making the time be incorrect >>> on my work stations? Below is the error in the system log: >>> Event Type: Information >>> >>> Event Source: w32time >>> >>> Event Category: None >>> >>> Event ID: 593 >>> >>> Date: 8/30/2007 >>> >>> Time: 6:59:23 AM >>> >>> User: N/A >>> >>> Computer: AMYPC >>> >>> Description: >>> >>> Time service corrected the clock error by 4352 seconds >>> >>> Data: >>> >>> 0000: 00 00 00 00 .... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Scott
Guest stosti Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Re: Windows Updates and Time Hi, It was not deleted. It was not modified in anyway... This is not what is causing automatic updates to be disabled. Do you have any idea how to tell where or why something is telling the workstations in the domain to b at the wrong time? Thanks, Scott "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > Hello stosti, > > 1. By default you always have a Default domain policy and a Default Domain > controller policy. So if the Default domain policy does not exist, maybe > the changes where made theire. Then the next question is, who and why has > it be deleted? > > See here for dcgpofix: > http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/48872034-1907-4149-b6aa-9788d38209d21033.mspx?mfr=true > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324800 > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833783 > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > > > Hi, > > > > There are no policy's set. There are no other errors in the event log > > for time. > > > > Scott > > > > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > > > >> Hello stosti, > >> > >> 1. You said you checked only the Domain controller policy, whats > >> about the domain policy and maybe another configured policy? > >> > >> 2. Did you check for any errors in the other event logs? > >> > >> Best regards > >> > >> Meinolf Weber > >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > >> confers > >> no rights. > >>> I have a domain with a single domain controller. There are ~12 XP > >>> machines as domain members. There is two problems. > >>> > >>> 1) Automatic Updates under System properties is completely grayed > >>> out. I > >>> can't change any of the settings. I checked the domain controller > >>> group > >>> policies. They are not disabled there. I also checked the registry > >>> keys. > >>> They are set in such a way that according to the Mocrosoft tech > >>> article > >>> everything should be normal. Where else could automatic updates be > >>> disabled? > >>> The service is set to automatic and started. If you kick updates > >>> off > >>> manually it works fine. > >>> 2) The system time is wrong on all workstations randomly during the > >>> day. The domain controller has the correct time. All work stations > >>> are looking to the domain controller for thir updates. The domain > >>> controller is set to look at the millitary clocks for updates. I > >>> set > >>> it as recommended by MS. What could be making the time be off by as > >>> much as 90 minutes randomly? You can watch the clock and bang it > >>> will > >>> switch back! How can I monitor what is making the time be incorrect > >>> on my work stations? Below is the error in the system log: > >>> Event Type: Information > >>> > >>> Event Source: w32time > >>> > >>> Event Category: None > >>> > >>> Event ID: 593 > >>> > >>> Date: 8/30/2007 > >>> > >>> Time: 6:59:23 AM > >>> > >>> User: N/A > >>> > >>> Computer: AMYPC > >>> > >>> Description: > >>> > >>> Time service corrected the clock error by 4352 seconds > >>> > >>> Data: > >>> > >>> 0000: 00 00 00 00 .... > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Scott > > >
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