Guest Jarryd Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 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
Guest Myweb Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Re: Time server 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/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/de/library/ServerHelp/de98cbdd-7d89-4896-9446-0df8f731b038.mspx?mfr=true http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042 Best regards Myweb Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > 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 >
Guest Newell White Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 RE: Time server 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 > > >
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