Tuesday 6 April 2021

Review/ Change Logon Server and Correct Erroneous Time


Change your logon server on your PC

1. open CMD in elevated mode.

 


C:\Users\rinith> echo %logonserver%

result (before change):

\\adc-dhcp

syntax: set logonserver=//servername

this sets the new logon server (pref. PDC)


C:\Users\rinith> set logonserver=//pdc2020

check the logon server again...

C:\Users\rinith> echo %logonserver%

result:

//pdc2020

  


Change Client Node Time and sync to the DC

c:>time

c:>echo %logonserver%

result: 

\\pdc2020

Set time as that of you logon server

c:>net time %logonserver% /set /y

this will update the client time same as that of domain controller time

c:>time

corrected time displays