Need to stop time check

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Kamerynn wrote:
> We have some XP clients as members of a 2003 domain that are not
> allowed to log on if we manually change the time to something
> different than that of the domain.
>
> Story is, we have a number of clients that are used for testing an
> application, part of this testing procedure requires that we change
> the times on them so as to test functionality of the software, this
> change can be several months ahead/behind current time.
>
> Problem is once we do this and log off the machine, we can no longer
> log
> back on, getting an EM that the time of the pc is out of sync with
> the domain.
>
> So question is, how do i disable the DC making this check?

You can't in any way that I know of, and I wouldn't do it even if I could.
Time syncing is incredibly important - more than 5 minutes difference, and
you won't be able to log in to the domain.

If these PCs need to be used for testing purposes, set up an isolated
test/lab network for them with its own DC, and change the time on the DC as
needed. This is a good idea anyway in any development environment.

Or take the machines out of the domain entirely & make them standalone
workstations.

Or look into virtual PC.