NET TIME and w32time

re: NET TIME and w32time

Ryan Sizemore — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:21:15 GMT

All communication regarding timestamps uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is timezone-agnostic. This allows you to have computers in multiple timezones in time synchronization, even though the time (according to the clock in the system tray) is hours apart.

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Kevin — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:11:41 GMT

How does this function when you have machines in different time zones?

For example, let's say that the DC is in Eastern Time Zone and you have different offices that authenticate to the DC that are located in the Central and Mountain Time Zone. Will all machines be forced into using Eastern time?

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MichAda — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:54:43 GMT

Great Info! Easy to understand. Thanks a ton.

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Ryan Sizemore — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:11:45 GMT

Hi Ralph,

If you post your question in the Windows Forums (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverDS/threads), someone should be able to help. I will keep an eye on the forum for your question.

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Ralph Avery — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:36:50 GMT

Thank you for that explanation, it was the most thorough I've come across. I still have an issue that I'm trying to work out however.

I have several non-domain PCs running software that requires the times to be synchronized. For the life of me I cannot figure out how to get them all to synchronize. I get "Access Denied" when I try to net time to one of the other computers. I'm even willing to have them all call an internet resource for the time, but I can't find one of those that will work either.

Thanks in advance...

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ThomMck — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:58:28 GMT

This answers one of those questions that always floated around my brain but never really got answered so thanks very much!

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alarieu — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:08:19 GMT

That was great! just what I´m looking for.

Thanks a lot! Best regards

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Ryan Sizemore — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:47:56 GMT

I believe that the NET TIME command will only work in domain-based scenarios, so I don't think two standalone mahines will be able to use the NET TIME command.

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andresgraf — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:37:19 GMT

Could you elaborate security aspects of using net time to get the time from a remote computer (two standalone computers - local system account does not seem to be sufficient).

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jrronimo — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:38:34 GMT

Very good, very informative post. Thanks! :)