Friday, July 27, 2012

Cannot access file share on Windows Server 2008 R2 “This server's clock is not synchronized with the primary domain controller's clock”

 

While trying to access a file share on Windows Server 2008 R2, which was accessible just yesterday, you may receive following error message:


\\[Servername] is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

This server's clock is not synchronized with the primary domain controller's clock.

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The problem is: the server’s clock isn’t synchronized with domain controller’s clock.

  1. Log on to console of the server with share.
  2. Start console with ELEVATED administrator privileges.
  3. Launch following command
    w32tm /resync
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  4. In couple of minutes the share is accessible again

Enjoy!

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