How to configure NTP server on windows 2003 server.

i want to know the how to configure NTP server or time server in windows 2003 server any one tell me how to install this.i got one microsoft KB article it explain change in registry editor related please help me. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

That is how you do it. Are you using an actual time clock or are you going to rely on internet time sources?

I'll just fill you in on a simple way to do this.

First thing you need to do is configure the domain controller to sync with a reliable time source. If you have two or more domain controllers you need to find the one that is acting as the PDC. To sync it with a time source open up a command prompt and perform the following:

Stop the time service


Then configure the time source


The X's can be the IP address of the time server or the domain name of a time server such as time-a.nist.gov.

Once the command above is done you need to start the W32Time service


The <enter> means to press the enter key.

Next you need to sync all of your client PC's to the domain controller. You can do the following from the command line.



You can remotely do these commands using psexec from SysInternals if you have a lot of client machines.

Amazingly well detailed instructions.

I tried to use them for Win2k Server but didn't work.

So, would you know how to do this on Win2k S ?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216734

You do realize that Windows 2000 is no longer supported.

Yessir..

Yes I saw that page on the MS site. I was hoping there was a cli way to do it, though.

That's okay, registry edits work too.

Thanks for your help, Mr. Grinch

If you want command line then here you go

http://www.spy-hill.com/~myers/help/win ... 2Time.html

I want to use the internal clock on the server as my clock. I have changed the status to Manual, but it is not finding the internal time. I get a message that it could not resync becuase no time date was available after I restarted.