Checking time on remote server

JBurger · Post by **JBurger** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:38 pm

Does anyone know how to query a server (win2000 and unix) to let me the current time the serverr thinks it is. I have a bunch of computers that are supposed to hit an NTP server and sync the time but it doesn't seem to be working on all. I need to query a bunch of servers to determine which ones have their time incorrect.

Thanks
-Joe

support · Post by **support** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:59 pm

Use the NET TIME command and pipe results to a text file?

Let>RP_WAIT=1
Run>NET TIME //computername >> c:\time.txt
//now read c:\time.txt ... etc

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:59 pm

Cannot try this now, but have you tried NET?

I believe the syntax is something like:
NET TIME \\COMPUTERNAME

Once you have the correct syntax you could redirect the output to a text file, then parse the text file to extract the Time.

Then you can use IF and branch your script based on the results of the Time you extracted.

support · Post by **support** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:02 pm

Great minds not only think alike, they think alike at precisely the same time. Which is spooky given this question was about time itself!

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:36 pm

Scary indeed...

I thought that NET TIME queries a time server, whereas if I understand the OP's question correctly he wants to check just the regular clock on some servers to see if they have synced with a time server.

JBurger · Post by **JBurger** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:15 pm

That's it. Tried it on servers in different time zones and it gave me the server time in that time zone.

Don't know why I couln't remember that. Thanks Guys!!

-Joe