That's just... Odd.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 07:21, Maglinger, Paul <pmaglin...@scvl.com> wrote: > I set up redundant time servers. When I do a ntpq -p on all the Unix > servers, everything is in line with each other. It appears the Windows > servers are the ones that are off. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:02 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why is Windows Time service crap? > > 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/> ~ > > > ~ 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/> ~
