RE: [ActiveDir] Query regarding Windows Time Service

Fri, 05 May 2006 02:02:29 -0700

thanks joe, that seems like a straightforward command to run.
 
a lot more simpler than the following kb (I'm looking at the external time source)
 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/
 
Does anyone know why this would be different?

joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would certainly check into it, it is implying the machines aren't syncing their time which could be bad for you.
 
Normally I just set this with
 
net time /setsntp:server
 
However it would appear they just do the same thing.
 
It used to be w32tm had a cool switch for testing the time sync process and outputting a verbose listing of all of the steps and values, that doesn't appear to be in there now. I would wonder how people are supposed to troubleshoot now.
 
 
 
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Carter
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 3:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Query regarding Windows Time Service

I have a query regarding the Windows Time Service.
Our environment is Windows 2003 FFL, Single Domain.
We have a Network Time Server which I have configured our PDCe to use. Having read other posts I also configured our Core DC's to use this Time Server so that if the PDCe failed, I could just seize the role to another DC and have one less thing to configure.
 
What I am receiving is Eventlog messages saying "the time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire a time from one or more time sources, however none of the sources are currently accessible. No attempt to contact a source will be made for 960 minutes. Ntpclient has no source of accurate time" Event ID 29
 
This is received on all of the Core DC's that I have configured to use the Network Time Server rather than the PDCe.
 
All I did was run the following command on each DC that could potentially be used as a PDCe
 
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:10.1.1.225 /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update
 
Anyone know why I would be receiving these event messages, should I be concerned?
 
James
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