Given a windows server 2003 domain server, I'd like to sync it's time to (any) external time services (it's off a couple of minutes). How to do this 1, manually; 2, in an automated manner every week?
Windows Server 2003 – How to Synchronize the Clock
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Best Answer
From the TechNet article:
To synchronize the domain controller with an external time source:
Open a command prompt
In the Command Prompt window, type the following line, where peers is a comma-separated list of IP addresses of the appropriate time sources, and press ENTER:
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist: peers /syncfromflags:MANUAL
The time sources you choose depend on your time zone. For example, if your domain controller is located in the Pacific Time zone, this line might read:
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:131.107.1.10 /syncfromflags:MANUAL
Press ENTER. You should get a message that the command completed successfully.
Type w32tm /config /update
Press ENTER. You should get a message that the command completed successfully.
To immediately synchronize with the external time server, type w32tm /resync and press ENTER. You should get a message that the command completed successfully.
Type Exit and press ENTER.