Time Sync

Is there a script available to set the time synchronization of XP and 2K
workstations to a designated timeserver? Or against the authentication
server's time?

THanks

mike
Thu May 27 01:34:49 CDT 2004

A batch file, or shell to:

net time \\TimeServerHostName /set /y

Mike



"Carl Hilton" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a script available to set the time synchronization of XP and 2K
> workstations to a designated timeserver? Or against the authentication
> server's time?
>
> THanks
>
>

Al
Thu May 27 12:06:48 CDT 2004

IMHO, that only sets the time on the local workstation from the timeserver
host specified on a one-time basis. It does not cause the workstation to be
continually updated by that timeserver afterwards, which is what I think the
OP was looking for.

Sorry, but I don't know offhand how to do this either.

/Al

"mike netspace.net.au>" <transam@<REMOVETHISINCLUDINGBRACKETS> wrote in
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> A batch file, or shell to:
>
> net time \\TimeServerHostName /set /y
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> "Carl Hilton" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Z0OsgkQEHA.2248@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Is there a script available to set the time synchronization of XP and 2K
> > workstations to a designated timeserver? Or against the authentication
> > server's time?
> >
> > THanks
> >
> >
>
>

Torgeir
Thu May 27 12:25:13 CDT 2004

Carl Hilton wrote:

> Is there a script available to set the time synchronization of XP and 2K
> workstations to a designated timeserver? Or against the authentication
> server's time?
>
> THanks
>
>
Hi

If I'm not mistaken, for WinXP, you can use w32tm.exe and
it's /config parameter for this...


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Peter
Thu May 27 13:41:01 CDT 2004

If your workstations are members of an Active Directory Domain. You should
not do any of this for the clients.
All you need to do is to set the forest PDCe to sync with the external time
source.
By default, all machines (WS and servers) in domain will automatically sync
the time with DCs.
See MS document
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/security/wintimeserv.asp

Peter Nguyen

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
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> Carl Hilton wrote:
>
> > Is there a script available to set the time synchronization of XP and 2K
> > workstations to a designated timeserver? Or against the authentication
> > server's time?
> >
> > THanks
> >
> >
> Hi
>
> If I'm not mistaken, for WinXP, you can use w32tm.exe and
> it's /config parameter for this...
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx