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System Error 53 with net time and Unix

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by jeff_haynes

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I'm trying to point all of my DCs to a Unix time server with tne net time command. I keep getting "system error 53". I've verified I can ping both the server name and IP address. I receive the same error "system error 53" when I try to do a net view \\servername or net view \\IP address. One theory is it may be a permissions issue, since we don't administer the Unix time server. Kinda' lost now. Any advice?

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by budgiesoft

net time in Windows will only work with other windows systems. In order for the time on your DCs to work with UNIX you need to use a NTP (network time protocol) utility to set the time.

A better solution is to install the NTP utility on one DC and have all the rest get the time from the single DC. It's a good use of the at job scheduler.

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