{"id":602,"date":"2016-01-20T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edwardsd.co.uk\/work\/?p=602"},"modified":"2020-02-17T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:49:57","slug":"windows-time-service-wont-sync-with-time-windows-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edwardsd.co.uk\/work\/2016\/01\/windows-time-service-wont-sync-with-time-windows-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Time Commands | Cheatsheet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check time service is running (Local & Remote):<\/strong><\/p>\n

sc query w32time<\/pre>\n
sc \\\\HOSTNAME query w32time<\/pre>\n
Displays all local time information (Local & Remote):<\/strong><\/p>\n
w32tm \/query \/configuration<\/pre>\n
w32tm \/query \/configuration \/computer:HOSTNAME<\/pre>\n
Display Windows Time service status (Local & Remote):<\/strong><\/p>\n
w32tm \/query \/status<\/pre>\n
w32tm \/query \/status \/computer:HOSTNAME<\/pre>\n
Display Windows Time service source (Will return one line: local CMOS vs Server) (Local & Remote):<\/strong><\/p>\n
w32tm \/query \/source<\/pre>\n
w32tm \/query \/source \/computer:HOSTNAME<\/pre>\n
Display a list of peers and their status:<\/strong><\/p>\n
w32tm \/query \/peers<\/pre>\n
Displays current time (local source)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Time \/T<\/pre>\n
Resync local computer time against time server:<\/strong> (run on all servers, except time server)<\/p>\n
w32tm \/resync \/rediscover <\/pre>\n
Force local computer time to update against domain server (Local & Remote):<\/strong><\/p>\n
w32tm \/config \/syncfromflags:domhier \/update\r\nw32tm \/resync \/rediscover w32tm \/resync<\/pre>\n
w32tm \/config \/syncfromflags:domhier \/update \/computer:HOSTNAME\r\nw32tm \/resync \/rediscover w32tm \/resync<\/pre>\n
Start time server via CLI (Local & Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n
net start w32time<\/pre>\n
SC \\\\HOSTNAME net start w32time<\/pre>\n
Restore Windows Time Service (if it has been broken)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\r\nnet stop W32Time\r\nw32tm \/unregister\r\nw32tm \/register\r\nnet start W32Time\r\nsc query W32Time\r\n<\/pre>\n
Set Time Update NTP source<\/strong><\/p>\n
\r\n@echo off\r\nnet stop w32time\r\nw32tm \/config \/syncfromflags:manual \/manualpeerlist: 0.uk.pool.ntp.org\r\nw32tm \/config \/reliable:yes\r\nnet start w32time\r\nw32tm \/query \/peers\r\nPAUSE\r\n<\/pre>\n
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Event Viewer Error Message:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Event Type: Error <\/em><\/p>\n
Event Source: W32Time <\/em><\/p>\n
 Event Category: None <\/em>
\n Event ID: 12<\/em><\/p>\n
 Description: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the PDC emulator for the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure the PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may choose to disable the NtpClient.<\/em><\/p>\n
To resolve the eventID 12:<\/strong><\/p>\n