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More info?)
In news:4325DB07-8C08-4BDA-94E2-4E3CFD437269@microsoft.com,
James <James@discussions.microsoft.com> made this post, which I then
commented about below:
> I'm having a time sync problem that I can't seem to fix with google
> or the KB. Here it goes...
>
> I have a w2k3 standalone server that has reliable time. It has a
> proprietary service that syncs the system time with an external
> hardware clock. (srvtime)
>
> I have two w2k3 DCs. (srvdc1, srvdc2)
> srvdc1 is the PDC Emulator
>
> I want to setup srvdc1 to sync with srvtime, and while this sounds
> very simple I cannot get it to work. I've set all the applicable
> registry settings. Interestingly enough, I can set srvdc1 to sync
> with an external time source (internet), and it works fine. I've
> tried playing with srvtime's reg settings. I've even installed a 3rd
> party ntp server on it. Is there something I'm missing?
Time sync is automatic and default with all domain members newer than
Win2000 where they look for the PDC Emulator of their domain as their time
sync source. If you have the PDC Emulator synching time with an external
source, proviidng it is a confirmed and reliable external source, and you've
set the time service on the PDC Emulator to use it wth:
net stop w32time
net time /setstnp:<YourReliableTimeSourceIPAddress>
net start w32time
I usually use one of the US Navy time sources, which is 192.5.41.41. Id you
want to use SRVTIME, then go for it. Usually there are no registery entries
that need to applied and this pretty much just works.
What exactly is not working? Are the clients getting their time synched with
the PDC Emulator?
On a client Win2000 or newer, you can force and verify synching with this
article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555225
Here's from a previous post last year that you can use as well for the PDC
Emulator:
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----- Original Message -----
From: Michal Chmielwski
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Synchronize Time
You may use this reg file on your PDCE in root doman
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters]
"LocalNTP"=dword:00000000
"Period"="SpecialSkew"
"type"="NTP"
"ntpserver"="vega.cbk.poznan.pl"
"ReliableTimeSource"=dword:00000000
"AvoidTimeSyncOnWan"=dword:00000000
"GetDcBackoffMinutes"=dword:00000015
"GetDcBackoffMaxTimes"=dword:00000007
"Log"=dword:00000064
"WriteLog"="True"
"Adj"=dword:00026260
"msSkewPerDay"="5962.6667"
Of course you should change public NTP server
I use vega.cbk.poznan.pl
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Regards,
Ace
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