DC time sync

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I'm currently setting up a Windows 2003 Active Directory. The automated build that we use for servers sets them to sync with a specific time server in our organization

When the servers are promoted to Domain Controllers, will they continue synching time with the server they were set to, or will they automatically switch to look at the PDCE? If I run w32tm /config on the PDCE, will that make any difference to the other domain controllers? Are there any implications if I leave the DC's synching with a single time source that does not reside in the domain? If there are, how should I change them to begin looking to the PDCE for their time

Thanks for any help you can provide

Regards
Peter

 

[Diana Smith [MSFT]]

Hello Peter,

Please take a look at the information below:
314054 How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314054

307897 HOW TO: Synchronize the Time with the Windows Time Service in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307897

262680 A List of the Simple Network Time Protocol Time Servers That Are
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=262680

Overview of Windows 2003 Time Service
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...erver2003/proddocs/standard/time_concepts.asp

Thank You.

Diana.

I'm currently setting up a Windows 2003 Active Directory. The automated

build that we use for servers sets them to sync with a specific time server
in our organization.

When the servers are promoted to Domain Controllers, will they continue

synching time with the server they were set to, or will they automatically
switch to look at the PDCE? If I run w32tm /config on the PDCE, will that
make any difference to the other domain controllers? Are there any
implications if I leave the DC's synching with a single time source that
does not reside in the domain? If there are, how should I change them to
begin looking to the PDCE for their time?