I am trying to write a script that updates the computers time to our
servers time. On Ubuntu box it works like a charm but cant get it to
work on a Windows box. Here is the code:
def self.get_time
begin
response = get("xxxxxxxx", :basic_auth => { :username => "xxxxx",
:password => "xxxxxx"})
if response.code == 200
puts response.body
else
puts "Couldnt get server time"
end
rescue
puts "Couldn't get Time"
end
response.body
end
def self.sync
begin
time = self.get_time
system("date -s +%m-%d-%Y +%T -s \"#{time}\"")
rescue
puts "Set Error"
end
end
end
Output:
2011-11-03 11:35:47
The system cannot accept the date entered.
Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy)
Are there alternative methods for setting the systems date and time?
I am trying to write a script that updates the computers time to our
servers time. On Ubuntu box it works like a charm but cant get it to
work on a Windows box. Here is the code:
Output:
2011-11-03 11:35:47
The system cannot accept the date entered.
Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy)
On Windows (client as well as Server), by default only members of the
System Service and Administrator groups can change system-wide
settings like the time and date.
You can change this via Group Policy, including for workstations not
connected to an Active Directory server.
If, in your case, the PCs *are* connected to an AD server, leave
system time changes to the AD server, otherwise you'll get to know the
Kerberos protocol more intimately than any sane person should.
The question is, why don't you let Windows' and *NIX NTP
services/daemons deal with adjusting time and date (you can set up
your own NTP server, if your machines are disconnected from the
Internet).
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On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Saul Glass <quati10@gmail.com> wrote:
Output:
2011-11-03 11:35:47
The system cannot accept the date entered.
Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy)
Are there alternative methods for setting the systems date and time?
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On Winows, you'd have to use two commands - `date` and `time`. Also,
it appears that their format is system-dependent - according to what
you've written, for you it's mm-dd-yy (for date), and on my box it's
yy-mm-dd (the language is set to Polish).
