Agreed... -*ASB*: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >> > > > >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
