Do you know for a fact that your UNIX box is not 24 seconds ahead? -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:56 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why is Windows Time service crap? > > I have Windows and Unix boxes pointing to the same sources, yet my > Windows box is consistantly 24 seconds behind. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:54 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Why is Windows Time service crap? > > I set both of my DCs in the HQ to sync to us.pool.ntp.org, and have no > issues. > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 07:36, <richardmccl...@aspca.org> wrote: > > > > Greetings! > > > > I have workstations and servers in my domain whose time is all over > the > > place! > > > > Two servers I manually sync'd with a domain controller less than 24 > hours > > ago are now once again 3 minutes behind. > > > > Workstations are up to 5 minutes one way or the other. > > > > I know this keeps coming up here, but again, please... > > > > 1. With multiple domain controllers, does one pick one of them, sync > to an > > outside time source, then somehow point the other DCs to this DC? If > so, > > then one puts in the name of the selected DC in the registry settings > for > > time services? OR, does one make sure all the DCs point to the same > > external NTP server? > > > > 2. Why do servers and workstations drift off, time-wise? How to stop > this? > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, > is > > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) > > and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you > are not > > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that > any > > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this > e-mail, > > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received > > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any > printout > > thereof. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
