windows time service

[Sher]

Hi all,
Can someone tell me how the windows time service settings should be set. I
am currently trying to use my server 2003 to sync my workstations time. I
plan on using the command
w32tm /config /manualpeerlisteers /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes
/update
I am confused if the group policy settings should be enabled for windows ntp
client and if windows ntp server should be enabled.. I seem to be having
some problems with getting the time to sync and thought it might be because I
have the group policy settings wrong.
My server 2003 is the pdc.
Thanks in advance for any help on this.

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Sher,

On a PDCEmulator, which is the time source for the domain, configure an external
time server as time source:
w32tm /config /manualpeerlisteers /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update

With "peers" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)
or an ip address from a reliable time source.

Here you can find some of them:
http://www.pool.ntp.org/

The clients and member servers use any available DC for time sync automatic
in a domain. All DC's sync with the PDCEmulator. No additional configuration
is needed by default. Also GPO's are not needed.

I problems on clients and member servers exist run this:
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update

After that run:
net stop w32time
net start w32time

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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