Name

net time

Synopsis

Synchronizes the clock on the local machine with a time server.

Syntax

net time [\\computername | /domain[:domainname] |
/rtsdomain[:domainname] ] [/set]
net time [\\computername] /querysntp
net time [\\computername] /setsntp[:ntp server list]

Options

none

A display of the current date and time on the time server

\\computername

The time server for the domain (can be any Windows 2000 server)

/domain [:domainname]

The domain where the time server resides

/rtsdomain [:domainname]

The domain where a Reliable Time Server resides (see Synchronizing Windows 2000 Machines in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain)

/set

An option forcing synchronization to occur

/querysntp

The name of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for the domain (see Synchronizing Windows 2000 Machines in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain)

/setsntp [:ntp server list]

A list of IP addresses or DNS names of NTP time servers for the domain (see Synchronizing Windows 2000 Machines in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain)

Examples

Synchronize the clock on the local machine with time server BACH :

                     net time \\bach /set
Current time at \\bach is 6/26/2000 11:18 PM
The current local clock is 6/26/2000 11:16 PM
Do you want to set the local computer's time to match 
  the time at \\bach? (Y/N) [Y]: y
The command completed successfully.

Verify that the previous command worked:

                     net time
Current time at \\TEST is 6/26/2000 11:18 PM
The command completed successfully.

Notes

  • Synchronization of clocks is important for activities such as directory replication ...

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