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Asked: 2026-05-27T02:08:13+00:00

I’ve been trying to use check_time.vbs to check the Windows time. Here’s the script:

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I’ve been trying to use check_time.vbs to check the Windows time.

Here’s the script: http://pastebin.com/NfUrCAqU

The help message could be display:

C:\Program Files\NSClient++\scripts>cscript //NoLogo check_time.vbs /?
check_time.vbs V1.01
Usage: cscript /NoLogo check_time.vbs serverlist warn crit [biggest]

Options:
 serverlist (required): one or more server names, coma-separated
 warn  (required): warning offset in seconds, can be partial
 crit  (required): critical offset in seconds, can be partial
 biggest (optional): if multiple servers, else use default least offset

Example:
cscript /NoLogo check_time.vbs myserver1,myserver2 0.4 5 biggest

But I get the following error when running:

C:\Program Files\NSClient++\scripts>cscript //NoLogo check_time.vbs 0.asia.pool.ntp.org 20 50
C:\Program Files\NSClient++\scripts\check_time.vbs(53, 1) Microsoft VBScript run
time error: Invalid procedure call or argument

The screenshot:

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Manually execute w32tm still works fine:

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What might be the cause of this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The culprit is the /nowarn argument:

    w32tm /monitor /nowarn /computers:0.asia.pool.ntp.org
The following arguments were unexpected: /nowarn
Exiting with error 0x80070057

    Remove it from the script, and now it works:

    cscript //NoLogo check_time.vbs 0.uk.pool.ntp.org 20 50
NTP OK: Offset -2.4262131 secs|'offset'=-2.4262131s;20;50;
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