Issues with Time Services in Server 2008
I am having a hard time getting my PDC to sync with an external time source. It will only refrence it's internal CMOS clock. I have verified that I port 123 is opne. I have run "w32tm /stripchart /computer:nist1-lnk.binary.net /samples:5 /dataonly" to verify connectivity. I have run the w32tm command "w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:nist1-lnk.binary.net /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update" The command executes. However, when I run "w32tm /resync" I am told that, "no time data is available". Then when I run "w32tm /query /status" I see that the CMOS clock is the source. To do a little more testing I ran w32tm /query /peers /verbose and got the following output: Peer: State: Pending Time Remaining: 770.3625852s Mode: 0 (reserved) Stratum: 0 (unspecified) PeerPoll Interval: 0 (unspecified) HostPoll Interval: 0 (unspecified) Last Successful Sync Time: (null) LastSyncError: 0x800706E1 (The entry is not found. ) LastSyncErrorMsgId: 0x0000005C (The peer is unreachable. ) AuthTypeMsgId: 0x0000005A (NoAuth ) Resolve Attempts: 1 ValidDataCounter: 0 Reachability: 0 I have also rebooted and stopped and started w32time muliple times. Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
February 15th, 2012 7:52pm

read this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/en registry parameter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\AnnounceFlags must be "5".
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February 15th, 2012 7:55pm

I did as suggested and after doing w32tm /resync and w32tm /query /status I got the same results.Dan Patterson
February 15th, 2012 8:04pm

Please, run "w32tm /resync /rediscover" command and post all info from "w32tm /query" commands
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February 15th, 2012 8:14pm

C:\Users\administrator.OHB>w32tm /resync /rediscover Sending resync command to local computer The computer did not resync because no time data was available. C:\Users\administrator.OHB>w32tm /query /status Leap Indicator: 0(no warning) Stratum: 1 (primary reference - syncd by radio clock) Precision: -6 (15.625ms per tick) Root Delay: 0.0000000s Root Dispersion: 10.0000000s ReferenceId: 0x4C4F434C (source name: "LOCL") Last Successful Sync Time: 2/15/2012 11:19:35 AM Source: Local CMOS Clock Poll Interval: 6 (64s)Dan Patterson
February 15th, 2012 8:21pm

What about "w32tm /query /configuration"?
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February 15th, 2012 8:25pm

Hello, you may reset the time service to default and start fresh. All required commands are in http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archive/2010/06/27/time-configuration-in-a-windows-domain.aspxBest regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.
February 15th, 2012 8:25pm

I did as suggested and the resetup according to this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/en. The behavior hasn't changed.Dan Patterson
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February 15th, 2012 8:34pm

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update Check the below article for More info: http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/archive/2009/09/18/configuring-the-windows-time-service-for-windows-server.aspx http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archive/2010/06/27/time-configuration-in-a-windows-domain.aspx
February 15th, 2012 8:38pm

Here is the /query /configuration as requested. C:\Users\administrator.OHB>w32tm /query /configuration [Configuration] EventLogFlags: 2 (Policy) AnnounceFlags: 10 (Policy) TimeJumpAuditOffset: 28800 (Local) MinPollInterval: 6 (Policy) MaxPollInterval: 10 (Policy) MaxNegPhaseCorrection: 172800 (Policy) MaxPosPhaseCorrection: 172800 (Policy) MaxAllowedPhaseOffset: 300 (Policy) FrequencyCorrectRate: 4 (Policy) PollAdjustFactor: 5 (Policy) LargePhaseOffset: 50000000 (Policy) SpikeWatchPeriod: 900 (Policy) LocalClockDispersion: 10 (Policy) HoldPeriod: 5 (Policy) PhaseCorrectRate: 1 (Policy) UpdateInterval: 100 (Policy) [TimeProviders] NtpClient (Local) DllName: C:\Windows\system32\w32time.DLL (Local) Enabled: 1 (Local) InputProvider: 1 (Local) CrossSiteSyncFlags: 2 (Policy) AllowNonstandardModeCombinations: 1 (Local) ResolvePeerBackoffMinutes: 15 (Policy) ResolvePeerBackoffMaxTimes: 7 (Policy) CompatibilityFlags: 2147483648 (Local) EventLogFlags: 0 (Policy) LargeSampleSkew: 3 (Local) SpecialPollInterval: 3600 (Policy) Type: NT5DS (Policy) NtpServer (Local) DllName: C:\Windows\system32\w32time.DLL (Local) Enabled: 1 (Local) InputProvider: 0 (Local) AllowNonstandardModeCombinations: 1 (Local) VMICTimeProvider (Local) DllName: C:\Windows\System32\vmictimeprovider.dll (Local) Enabled: 1 (Local) InputProvider: 1 (Local) C:\Users\administrator.OHB>Dan Patterson
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February 15th, 2012 8:57pm

After Running this command I realized that a GPO was conflicting with my server settings. I made sure that GPO wasn't applied to my DC. Problem Solved!Dan Patterson
February 15th, 2012 9:53pm

In Windows 2008 server it was showing Next synchrinization:1/4/2012 at 9:17 AM The Clock was successfully synchronized with time-b.nist.gov on 12/14/2012 at 9:17 AM. The server was having a 10 Minutes differance with the local time at this time and even after it was sync again on 1/4/2013 the time was having the same differance.So manully changed the time and corrected. so what will be the reason for this ? can any one help me?
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January 7th, 2013 11:17am

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