Setsntp is GONE in Server 2008 R2.
C:\Users\Administrator>net help time
The syntax of this command is:
NET TIME
[\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]
NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer
or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without
options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current
date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain.
\\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or
synchronize with.
/DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain
Controller of domainname.
/RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server
from domainname.
/SET Synchronizes the computer's time with the time
on the specified computer or domain.
The /QUERYSNTP and /SETSNTP options have been deprecated. Please use w32tm.exe
to configure the Windows Time Service.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Time
By default, I think they get it from a Microsoft server. However, I think you
can change that using the "net time" command as follows: "net time
/setsntp:<servername>" Or you can do like I did and download a time sync util
and have it set the time on the DCs. I usually use us.pool.ntp.org as my
default time server and it'll automatically select a server out of that pool.
The time sync util I like is Tardis from a UK company. It's shareware, and
technically I suppose I ought to pay for it, but hey... getting money for
something like that isn't easy.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time
I received a complaint from one of my users that the time on her computer is
four minutes behind actual time. And she's right--I've noticed myself that all
of our computers are four minutes behind.
I've never messed with the time features in Windows, so I'm not sure how to
correct this. From what I can tell, it client machines update their time from
their site's domain controller. Since this is happening at multiple sites, the
time on all sites' DCs appears to be four minutes behind. But where do the
domain controllers get THEIR time from?
John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
www.taylor.k12.fl.us
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