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From: Steve on 8 Apr 2010 14:48
HI,

I've read that Microsoft doesn't recommend syncing the DC with an external
source but if the internal clock on a server loses a few minutes per week
wouldn't that be an alternative.

From my reading it looks like the only way to set up a DC to sync with an
NTP server is by editing the registry. Is there a simpler way. Can I get
some input on this?

Thanks
Steve


From: Jonathan de Boyne Pollard on 8 Apr 2010 15:54
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From: Steve on 8 Apr 2010 23:00
Hi Johnthan,

Actually I'm looking for an answer to my question and that is do I have to edit the registry or is there an easier GUI way. The documents that you call out are ones that I have read and although I could follow them I am surprised that Microsoft didn't have an easier way.

By the way, in the second document that your refer to ( http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/816042) it states that Microsoft recommends a hardware source over an Internet source and that is the same document that caused me to make the statement. Also, I have read other documents on the net that mention what Microsoft recommends but on the other hand I'm aware that many time source servers do sync with an NTP server.

Is there an easier way?

Thanks
Steve



"Jonathan de Boyne Pollard" <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups(a)NTLWorld.COM> wrote in message news:IU.D20100408.T195434.P1905.Q0(a)J.de.Boyne.Pollard.localhost...
I've read that Microsoft doesn't recommend syncing the DC with an external source [...]

And where have you read that? It certainly wasn't here or here.

From: Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] on 9 Apr 2010 01:38
Hello Steve,

This command run on the DC with the PDCEmulator FSMO:
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:PEERS /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.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> HI,
>
> I've read that Microsoft doesn't recommend syncing the DC with an
> external source but if the internal clock on a server loses a few
> minutes per week wouldn't that be an alternative.
>
> From my reading it looks like the only way to set up a DC to sync with
> an NTP server is by editing the registry. Is there a simpler way. Can
> I get some input on this?
>
> Thanks
> Steve


From: Jonathan de Boyne Pollard on 9 Apr 2010 07:08
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<p>I've read that Microsoft doesn't recommend syncing the DC with
an external source [...]</p>
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<p>And where have you read that?&nbsp; It certainly wasn't <a
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href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786897%28WS.10%29.aspx">here</a>
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<p>Actually I'm looking for an answer to my question [...]<br>
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<p>This is Usenet, not a helpdesk.&nbsp; You post, other people discuss.&nbsp;
We're not magically prohibited from discussing assertions that you make
in a post that aren't questions.<br>
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<p>do I have to edit the registry or is there an easier GUI way. The
documents that you call out are ones that I have read and although I
could follow them I am surprised that Microsoft didn't have an easier
way.</p>
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<p>You shouldn't be.&nbsp; There's an example of using such a tool right
there in the MSKB article.&nbsp; Read <a
href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263%28WS.10%29.aspx#w2k3tr_times_tools_dyax">this</a>.&nbsp;
Or just look the command up in the Windows Help.<br>
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