Synchronising time to client PC's

Polonious

Does anyone know of a way of pushing the time from a PDC to client PC's in a network. If there is a way of doing it in Windows 2003 great, or if there is a utility out there i can use then thats grand too. I know you can setup a script on the pcs to run at logon but i'd rather be able to do it from the server.

Gator

Im not really sure what your asking but if it is a pdc then your running active directory which means that all your pc's will automatically sync with it at boot up

If this is not what your looking for give me more info!!

seamus

You may also be able to set it up in the group policy under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Windows Time Servers

I'm not sure if this can be used to force synchronisation though.

Gator

As far as I remember the windows time servers is for that gps time server s**t ( Which is a complete waste of time unless your company is multi million euro company that requires time sync between the earth and mars)
that syncs the the time for the dc, I'm almost positive that the time syncs automatically with all clients in the domain. Seamus could be right though, give the gp's a look.

holly_johnson

Here ya go... simple search in the M<S knowledge base...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;816042

I have done this with Windows 2000 dc and use Trinity colleges maths Dept servers. Works grand.

MartMax

it is possible i guess to deploy time sync, i'm not techie but in our office with 70++ pcs on Win2003 domain, the time is sync, so does the telephones and other device connected to the network. i might be wrong thou.