On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 03:58:31PM -0500, Rudie, Tony wrote: > What does anyone think of using AD domain controllers as the focal points for > time sync?
It's done a lot, as a Microsoft shop tends to believe that all services should run on MS servers. I've seen Linux hosts try, with reasonable success, use AD as an NTP server. It does ultimately depend on your concerns for accuracy. See : How the Windows Time Service Works http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013%28WS.10%29.aspx "Although the Windows Time service is not an exact implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), it uses the complex suite of algorithms that is defined in the NTP specifications to ensure that clocks on computers throughout a network are as accurate as possible." And see 'Limitations' in this document: http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/WindowsTimeService > Tony Rudi? > > Server Architect, FIMT/TSO > _______________________________________________ > bblisa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa -- Brian Reichert <[email protected]> 55 Crystal Ave. #286 Derry NH 03038-1725 USA BSD admin/developer at large _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
