w32time 2003 time server

[steveb]

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Can someone tell me if the PDC (Single 2003 domain) which hols all the FMSO
roles has to be configured as the main time server. Currently I have one of
the other domain controllers acting as the time server, this goes out to an
external atomic clock in the UK for its time.
If its better to have the PDC as the main time server; how do I deltet the
existing time server and create it on the PDC.

TIA

 

[Guest]

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Hi,

In general, the PDC is the authoritative time server in a domain. But you
may have a scenario where the PDC can sync its time with an external time
server and then all other servers and clients in the domain sync their times
with the PDC. So, theoretically, the PDC is the main time server with whom
all machines in a domain sync their times.

Alternatively, you can set the PDC to use its own hardware clock to define
time for machines in the domain. There is a key called reliable time source
which we can add in order to force the PDC to use its own hardware clock
rather than syncing its time with an external time source

Check the time server by running this command : net time \\name of PDC /

You can go to HKLM->system->CCS->services->W32 time->parameters->new
REG_DWORD value : ReliableTimeSource->value is 1
Also change the value of NTP from 0 to 1

Then from command prompt, do a net stop w32time and net start w32time on the
PDC

From all other machines, do a w32tm /resync in order to force them to sync
their times with PDC

"steveb" wrote:

> Can someone tell me if the PDC (Single 2003 domain) which hols all the FMSO
> roles has to be configured as the main time server. Currently I have one of
> the other domain controllers acting as the time server, this goes out to an
> external atomic clock in the UK for its time.
> If its better to have the PDC as the main time server; how do I deltet the
> existing time server and create it on the PDC.
>
> TIA
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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By default, the PDC of a domain is the authoritative time source for the domain
and the PDCs of each domain look to the forest root PDC.

You should have any machines that could be the forest root PDC sync their time
to some reliable external source.

On every machine except the machines you want to sync externally, use the command

net time /setsntp:

On the possible PDC machines and the PDC, net time /setsntp:timeserver_ip_or_name

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net


steveb wrote:
> Can someone tell me if the PDC (Single 2003 domain) which hols all the FMSO
> roles has to be configured as the main time server. Currently I have one of
> the other domain controllers acting as the time server, this goes out to an
> external atomic clock in the UK for its time.
> If its better to have the PDC as the main time server; how do I deltet the
> existing time server and create it on the PDC.
>
> TIA
>
>