NTP Time Server
I have configured a NTP time server on our domain controller per instructions from Microsoft's support site. I made all those registry entries. Now I am trying to find out how to insure our client PC's will poll that server at regular intervals to keep their time current. I have been ready so much about this that my head is swimming and just need to know.
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I forgot to mention, that we are going to demote an old backup domain controller and when I do the net time command at my PC I get "current time at ... " shows the old domain controller. How can I make sure this new one is the NTP server for the domain?
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So I am in the US, not Europe. I would use 0.pool.ntp.org or 0.north-america.pool.ntp.o
Exactly.
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So do I create a login script or something to make this change on all clients. We have 180 PC's.
net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
w32tm /resync /rediscover
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update
net stop w32time && net start w32time
net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
w32tm /resync /rediscover
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update
net stop w32time && net start w32time
Yes. This is how we did it some time ago.
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update
Also you can set up the time server in Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Windows Time Service > Time Providers > Enable the Configure Windows NTP Client policy and set your DC as the NTP Server.