server and local time

[marqucha]

is there a way i can sync the server and local time using server 2000

 

[ITJunkie]

If you are looking to sync your system clock to a time server....yes. Open a command prompt and type in: net time /setsntp:ntp.ucsd.edu.

You will need to find an NTP time server for your local time zone and change ntp.ucsd.edu to that. Unless of course you happen to live on the west coast then you can run it as is.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Actually, you can sync to a time server not in your time zone, try it. The system is smart enough to adjust for the time zone. It's smart to sync with the closest one you can, to avoid network latency, but it'll work with any time server in the world.

 

[marqucha]

well i am an intern and i am not sure i explained it rigth
we have 100 computers in the lab and i want to make sure the time on the computers and the server is the same, we are having issues with a monitoring software because of this

 

[stash]

Are you running an Active Directory domain in this lab? If so, run the 'net time /setsntp:tock.usno.navy.mil' command ONLY on the domain controller that holds the PDC emulator role in the forest root domain (first domain that was created). All other members of an Active Directory forest will follow an algorithm for syncing time with that one DC. Do NOT sync time on each client and server, or you will be in a world of hurt.

 

[marqucha]

thanks guys scored some points with my boss