Actually type NTP or AllSync may use the NTP-Server. AllSync is the reg-setting for w32tm /syncfromflags:MANUAL,DOMHIER (so it's a combination of NTP and NT5DS). If the setting is NoSync or NT5DS the NTP-Server setting is not being used.
Ulf |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Adner |Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:48 AM |To: [email protected] |Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] default values for "net time |/querysntp" on new systems? | |time.windows.com,0x1 is the default value for XP and 2003 |computers. The fact that it's not set on some of your servers |could be because they were upgraded in place from 2000 or |someone's (or something, like a GPO, for |example) has reset them using any number of means; the net |time command, w32tm.exe, modifying the Registry, etc. | |All the command that you're running is telling you is what the |NtpServer Registry value is set to. It is NOT telling you |that your computers are necessarily using those sources to |synchronize time. Try running w32tm.exe /dumpreg /subkey:parameters | |Look at the Type value. If it says NT5DS then it's using the |domain hierarchy and ignoring the NtpServer value. If it says |NTP then it's using that value. | |> -----Original Message----- |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, |> Michael M. |> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:30 PM |> To: [email protected] |> Subject: [ActiveDir] default values for "net time /querysntp" |> on new systems? |> |> Hi, |> I've noticed in our Active Directory environment default settings |> on Windows XP and Server 2003 computers for "net time /querysntp" to |> be one of two values: |> |> net time /querysntp |> The current SNTP value is: time.windows.com,0x1 |> |> net time /querysntp |> This computer is not currently configured to use a specific SNTP |> server. |> |> The value does not seem to correspond to new vs. upgraded systems. |> |> Our PDC emulator role holder, as recommended, is set to an outside |> time source. |> |> Does the value "time.windows.com,0x1" have some special significance |> like "obtain your time through normal AD channels, but just in case |> there is a problem, go to time.windows.com"? |> |> There are no time problems in my environment that I am aware of. |> Thanks for any enlightenment! |> |> Mike Thommes |> |> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx |> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx |> List archive: |> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ | |List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx |List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx |List archive: |http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
