Command "net user administrator /active:yes" failed
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Hello,
I need to set Windows to the correct time (20 minutes off).
I have the password for the normal user, who cannot change the time.
I have the password for the LocalAdmin, who is part of the administrators group, who also cannot change the time.
When I run "net user administrator /active:yes", I get the response "unknown user".
When I run "net user", I get the following list: LocalAdmin, guest, normal_user.
When I create a user from LocalAdmin who is part of the administrators group, this new user also cannot change the time.
It's an old PC and, due to a graphics card issue, I don't have a boot image of the PC and cannot access the BIOS.
How can I access the administrator user, the real one, the only one.
Thank you in advance.
I need to set Windows to the correct time (20 minutes off).
I have the password for the normal user, who cannot change the time.
I have the password for the LocalAdmin, who is part of the administrators group, who also cannot change the time.
When I run "net user administrator /active:yes", I get the response "unknown user".
When I run "net user", I get the following list: LocalAdmin, guest, normal_user.
When I create a user from LocalAdmin who is part of the administrators group, this new user also cannot change the time.
It's an old PC and, due to a graphics card issue, I don't have a boot image of the PC and cannot access the BIOS.
How can I access the administrator user, the real one, the only one.
Thank you in advance.
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Hello,
The net user command lists the existing users locally on the machine.
What is surprising is that the LocalAdmin user cannot change the time even though it is in the Administrators group.
Is this a machine that you acquired from somewhere? Was it not part of a company before?
Otherwise, you can try checking the time in the BIOS and modify it if needed.
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Hello,
Here’s how I solved my issue with an administrator user who couldn’t change the time in Windows.
- run secpol.msc
- in the left pane, expand "Local Policies"
- select "User Rights Assignment"
- on the right, in the list of policies, double-click on "Change the system time"
- add the users who will be allowed to change the Windows time
In my case, I had no users in the list.
Since then, it’s all good.
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