Re: [PLUG] NTP rant

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:32:49 -0500
> From: Art Alexion<art.alexion@gmail.com>

> I can't get a single Windows machine -- the vast majority of our
> servers and desktops -- to sync with it.  In fact, two of my senior
> co-workers can get it to work with windows, either.  Most things we
> have tried, unsuccessfully have been WAY more complicated than the
> working Linux and OS X.

What did you try?

This is what I've used in my "mapdrives.cmd" since forever and it works 
for me:

REM Force-set the time now
REM Win7 gives, but I don't care:
REM     System error 1314 has occurred.
REM     A required privilege is not held by the client.
net time \\your_ntp_server /set /yes

REM Update/correct the SNTP service, i.e. correct the default I found on
REM XP Pro:  "The current SNTP value is: time.windows.com,0x1"
REM See also: net time /querysntp
net time /SETSNTP:"your_ntp_server" > NUL

Later,
JP
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