Error "System error 5 has occurred" trying to set the system time using NET TIME on XP

Gurus,

I am NOT an administrator of my Windows XP SP3 workstation. BUT I do have
rights to change the system time. I am able to set the time on the machine
causing the Control Panel Date/Time applet. But if I try to set it using
the command line, I get an error. Any ideas why?

C:\>net time \\dim8300 /set /y
System error 5 has occurred.

Access is denied.

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Spin

"Spin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Gurus,
>
> I am NOT an administrator of my Windows XP SP3 workstation. BUT I do have
> rights to change the system time. I am able to set the time on the
> machine causing the Control Panel Date/Time applet. But if I try to set
> it using the command line, I get an error. Any ideas why?
>
> C:\>net time \\dim8300 /set /y
> System error 5 has occurred.
>
> Access is denied.
>

I suspect the problem is you lack permissions on the remote computer. Do you
get the same error with:

net time \\dim8300

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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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"Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I suspect the problem is you lack permissions on the remote computer. Do
> you get the same error with:
>
> net time \\dim8300
>

I indeed get the same error with just net time \\dim8300!

"Spin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I suspect the problem is you lack permissions on the remote computer. Do
>> you get the same error with:
>>
>> net time \\dim8300
>>
>
> I indeed get the same error with just net time \\dim8300!
>


You need local admin rights on that machine. Spin, are you a domain admin? If so, does your domain admin account work?

Ace