Sync PC with DC time

[itgeek]

Hi

 

We have our DC with the correct time. We want to sync all computers in the domain with this, they are a few mins out. Please could somebody tell me how to do this with script or GPO?

 

 

Thanks

[Michael]

If you set your 2008 R2 Server as a time server, all Windows 7 clients will automatically use it as the time server.

 

For example:

 

@echo off

net stop w32time

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:ntp.bgfl.org

w32tm /config /reliable:yes

net start w32time

w32tm /query /peers

PAUSE

 

Or alternatively (in a logon script), enter:

 

@ECHO OFF
net time \\SERVERNAME /set /yes

[apeo]

The GPO version is:

 

Computer>Windows Time Service>Time Providers

[sted]

If you set your 2008 R2 Server as a time server, all Windows 7 clients will automatically use it as the time server.

 

For example:

 

 

Or alternatively (in a logon script), enter:

 

@ECHO OFF
net time \\SERVERNAME /set /yes

 

only works as admin i believe

[Michael]

only works as admin i believe

 

You could always run it as a startup script if permissions were a problem. It would work in the same fashion.

[chazzy2501]

Windows clients should look at the FSMO roles of the PDC and sync time. You can however enter NTP data into option 42 of your DHCP server but this is really for non-windows machines.