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List:       focus-ms
Subject:    RE: Changing system time for testing and development
From:       <adisegna () siscocorp ! com>
Date:       2005-03-03 19:40:11
Message-ID: E83A9D1BC6B8334E8DB3BCC2338C9D0D2E4D1D () exchange ! siscocorp ! com
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Henry,

I have the same issue with my developers. Group policy on my network
prohibits changing the system time. They want to change the time then
they complain when they can't connect (Kerberos 5 minute policy). 

The best bet is to create a separate network (no internet access) if you
have the hardware, separate it with a router and let them have at it. 

There is also the option of using Virtual Server software like VMWare. 



AD
Information Technology Group
Security Identification Systems Corporation
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@orthodon.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 5:25 PM
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Subject: Changing system time for testing and development

Win2k3 domain

Sometimes, my developers and testers want to change the system date and
time in order to test things like financial ageing routines and reports.
These routines and reports also need access to resources which may
reside on file and SQL servers.

Obviously, when they change there date, their kerberos ticket eventually
fails and they lose network access.

Is my only solution to create a test domain and modify the date on that
one. If I do that, will trust between that domain and resources on the
production domain work so that they can get to those resources, or will
I need to build out a full functional test environment for them to be
able to do this.

Thanks,

--
Henry Sieff
Network Engineer
OCA
Ph: (504) 620-3420
Cell: (504) 931-4638

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