| net time |
Synchronizes the clock on the local machine with a time server.
net time [\\computername | /domain[:domainname] | /rtsdomain[:domainname] ] [/set] net time [\\computername] /querysntp net time [\\computername] /setsntp[:ntp server list]
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A display of the current date and time on the time server
\\computername
The time server for the domain (can be any WS2003 computer)
/domain[:domainname]
The domain where the time server resides
/rtsdomain[:domainname]
The domain where a Reliable Time Server resides
/set
An option forcing synchronization to occur
/querysntp
The name of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for the domain
/setsntp[:ntp server list]
A list of IP addresses or DNS names of NTP time servers for the domain
Synchronize the clock on the local machine with time server
BACH :
net time \\bach /set Current time at \\bach is 6/26/2003 11:18 PM The current local clock is 6/26/2003 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 6/26/2003 11:18 PM The command completed successfully.
Synchronization of clocks is important for activities such as directory replication to function properly. (Updates are timestamped to resolve collisions.)
Use net time \\timeserver /set /yes in a logon script to synchronize the clocks of all machines with timeserver, which should have a reliable clock itself.
/s no longer works for /set as it did in Windows NT.
date, time