Guest stosti Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 HELP Something on my network is changing the time. This is the only error in the event log. This server is set to look at a government clock. I'm not sure what this error is all about. Details Product: Windows Operating System ID: 12 Source: W32Time Version: 5.2 Symbolic Name: MSG_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY_ROOT Message: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the PDC emulator for the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure the PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may choose to disable the NtpClient. Thanks
Guest Newell White Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 RE: Windows Time Issues On your PDC, with regedit.exe, look at HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters What value is reported for key 'Type'? My guess is NT5DS If it is not NTP, make it so, and check that key 'NtpServer' points to URL of your external source. Then restart the Windows Time Service on the PDC. There are a couple of useful KB articles - look for "Time server" and "Time service". -- Newell White "stosti" wrote: > HELP > > Something on my network is changing the time. This is the only error in the > event log. This server is set to look at a government clock. I'm not sure > what this error is all about. > > Details > Product: Windows Operating System > ID: 12 > Source: W32Time > Version: 5.2 > Symbolic Name: MSG_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY_ROOT > Message: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the > domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the PDC emulator for > the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the > domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either > configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure > the PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine > will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an > external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may > choose to disable the NtpClient. > > Thanks >
Guest stosti Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 RE: Windows Time Issues Nope... It's set to NTP and NTPServer is pointing at a government clock. Mt XP work stations change time plus or munis 90 minutes of the correct time randomly 24 hours a day. Very strange... Please send me the articals to follow. i will again verify the settings. i believe they are all correct though. Regards, Scott "Newell White" wrote: > On your PDC, with regedit.exe, look at > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters > > What value is reported for key 'Type'? My guess is NT5DS > > If it is not NTP, make it so, and check that key 'NtpServer' points to URL > of your external source. Then restart the Windows Time Service on the PDC. > > There are a couple of useful KB articles - look for "Time server" and "Time > service". > -- > Newell White > > > "stosti" wrote: > > > HELP > > > > Something on my network is changing the time. This is the only error in the > > event log. This server is set to look at a government clock. I'm not sure > > what this error is all about. > > > > Details > > Product: Windows Operating System > > ID: 12 > > Source: W32Time > > Version: 5.2 > > Symbolic Name: MSG_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY_ROOT > > Message: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the > > domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the PDC emulator for > > the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the > > domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either > > configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure > > the PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine > > will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an > > external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may > > choose to disable the NtpClient. > > > > Thanks > >
Guest Newell White Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 RE: Windows Time Issues This taught me most of what I needed for our little domain: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/en-us Although the error message appears on your PDC, the problem is with the XP clients. Do their event logs show anything? Why is 90 minutes the magic number? Do you have clients with other OS getting time from the PDC? Do they behave properly? FWIW there is no problem with a PDC not synching exernally, that is how we run our domain. -- Newell White "stosti" wrote: > Nope... It's set to NTP and NTPServer is pointing at a government clock. Mt > XP work stations change time plus or munis 90 minutes of the correct time > randomly 24 hours a day. Very strange... > > Please send me the articals to follow. i will again verify the settings. i > believe they are all correct though. > > Regards, > Scott > > "Newell White" wrote: > > > On your PDC, with regedit.exe, look at > > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters > > > > What value is reported for key 'Type'? My guess is NT5DS > > > > If it is not NTP, make it so, and check that key 'NtpServer' points to URL > > of your external source. Then restart the Windows Time Service on the PDC. > > > > There are a couple of useful KB articles - look for "Time server" and "Time > > service". > > -- > > Newell White > > > > > > "stosti" wrote: > > > > > HELP > > > > > > Something on my network is changing the time. This is the only error in the > > > event log. This server is set to look at a government clock. I'm not sure > > > what this error is all about. > > > > > > Details > > > Product: Windows Operating System > > > ID: 12 > > > Source: W32Time > > > Version: 5.2 > > > Symbolic Name: MSG_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY_ROOT > > > Message: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the > > > domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the PDC emulator for > > > the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the > > > domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either > > > configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure > > > the PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine > > > will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an > > > external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may > > > choose to disable the NtpClient. > > > > > > Thanks > > >
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