ROFL! That’s a good one! J I’m probably in the same boat.
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Time So, I'll get to use that in about 5 years at $WORK, if things go the way they usually do... I'll try to keep that in mind. On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 07:19, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
