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Changing time on server 2008

Our client, running MS SBS 2008 SP2 reports:

"Having a bit of trouble here. It seems the time in office PC’s is off by about 5 minutes (screenshot attached). This affects some of the development work I do. It seems this is managed on the server and I can only change it temporarily on my PC."

We have full access to his server, just want to be sure we make the correct changes.
screenshot-time.jpg

Mahesh

what is time on your domain controller, it I also 5 mins behind with google time on internet?

OR

there is time difference of 5 mins or more between PCs and DC?
If this is the case you can run below command on clients:
net time \\dc /set /y
This will bring client and Dc time in sync

U may configure Dc to obtain correct time from internet time servers
follow steps in below article on PDC
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/816042/how-to-configure-an-authoritative-time-server-in-windows-server

Qlemo

You only need to make sure the DC is in sync with a public time server, as stated above. Domain members should get their time from there automatically (at least once a day) without having to do anything in addition.

gerlis

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This server failed to connect to a time server.

Resolving that (ie putting a reference to a teim server) corrected the problem

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Qlemo

Isn't that what part 2 of Mahesh's comment is about?