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how to setup time server on windows 2003

 
Robert Tang
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how to setup time server on windows 2003

Hi, there:

Could anyone help me with the configuration of network time server on windows 2003.

The server is in a standalone workgroup, after run "net time /setsntp:timeserver", I can't seems to find the right command option using "w32tm" to sync the server with the time server.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Robert
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Ganesh Babu
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

Ganesh Babu
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

Thomas Bianco
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

consider NTP, the windows port is very stable, and not selectivly broken like the windows time service.

http://www.ntp.org/links.html

get the gui install.
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Thomas Bianco
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

doh! forget this part:

to run a single syncronization with the windows time server run

w32tm -once

from a command prompt.
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Jon Finley
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

Try: w32tm /resync

Everything you EVER wanted to know about Windows 2003 Time Service:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws03mngd/26_s3wts.mspx

Jon
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Robert Tang
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Re: how to setup time server on windows 2003

I found the solution to the problem:

I got following error message when click on
"update" button next to "Internet Time Server" drop-down list:

"An error occured getting the status the last synchronization. The interface is unknown.".

Solution: The "Windows Time" service are set to "automatic" but somehow is not started. Start the service and run "update" again will sync the time.

For Windows 2000, you run w32tm -once when the Windows Time service is stopped, seems MS has changed it in 2003.

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