Time server

[Jarryd]

Hi,

Why is it that even after I change the time on all PDC's, all servers for
that matter, then successfully sync all time clients on the network thus
updating their clocks to the correct time does the time slip back to the
skew of five minutes that I had just corrected. How do I ascertain who the
timer server for the domain is and where that server is getting its time
from? I don't want the time server to ever update its time.

TIA,

Jarryd

 

[Myweb]

Hello Jarryd,

You have to set the time from the PDCEmulator to a timesource, external if
possible (time.windows.com)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...bdd-7d89-4896-9446-0df8f731b038.mspx?mfr=true

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

Best regards

Myweb
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> Hi,
>
> Why is it that even after I change the time on all PDC's, all servers
> for that matter, then successfully sync all time clients on the
> network thus updating their clocks to the correct time does the time
> slip back to the skew of five minutes that I had just corrected. How
> do I ascertain who the timer server for the domain is and where that
> server is getting its time from? I don't want the time server to ever
> update its time.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jarryd
>

 

[Newell White]

Our domain runs to within 20 seconds of GMT/BST with no external source, and
no step changes in system time.

Edit the registry of your PDC Emulator:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters
set Key 'Type' to NoSync.
Restart the W32Time service.

Ensure all other servers and workstations have this Key = NT5DS (this will
sync them to PDC).

Monitor system time against a real-time web page.
You will find your PDC is consistently losing or gaining.
Find a workstation which when set to NoSync does the opposite to the PDC.

In my case, PDC gains 2 secs/day, my workstation loses 9 secs/day.
So after 2 weeks of PDC in NoSync mode, I set my workstation to NoSync, and
restart its' W32Time service.

Then on PDC:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters
set Key 'Type' to NTP
Set Key 'NtpServer' = Myworkstation.Ourdomain.local
Restart the W32Time service.

After 3 days I revert PDC to NoSync, my workstation to NT5DS, restarting
W32Time service on both.
--
Newell White


"Jarryd" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Why is it that even after I change the time on all PDC's, all servers for
> that matter, then successfully sync all time clients on the network thus
> updating their clocks to the correct time does the time slip back to the
> skew of five minutes that I had just corrected. How do I ascertain who the
> timer server for the domain is and where that server is getting its time
> from? I don't want the time server to ever update its time.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jarryd
>
>
>