Re: Windows Time Server

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Just asking for clarification since your original thread started with "how to guarantee it does not get set back in time"

Are all the workstations domain joined? If so then by default they will get automatically sync'd to the DC ..... you could also make sure the DC is pointing to a NTP server on the net

more information about your environment and problem you have would help us readers.


"Jos Scherders" <thrower@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uIuSthw5HHA.1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

The users on our systems can't change the time as they do not have the proper privileges. Also, we control what is installed so the issue of 3rd party apps is not relevant. (We are talking about dedicated medical workstations here, not a PC in someone's living room)

Jos

"Paul Russell" <msftone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E045E86F-C0C2-42E2-96F0-F9C8B9BBD2CC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
so how are you going to guarantee a) a user does not modify time or b) a 3d party app which "mucks" it forward?


"Jos Scherders" <thrower@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eHR3nRd5HHA.2312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

As already replies by someone also I know several NTP versions that have an option to gagantee monolitic progress of the time. This topic is also discussed in several articles I read about NTP discussions so I don't think "that doesnt make sense" covers it all. It just happens that some software packages start to fail when time moved backwards in time.

Anyway, sounds like Windows NTP is a no go for us.

Jos

"Johannes Passing" <jpassing_at_hotmail_com@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:e9LTEta5HHA.4164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am not sure about Windows' NTP implementation, but it is actually quite common not to set time back but to slow down the clock a little until the time skew has dropped to 0.

--Johannes

Tim Roberts wrote:
"Jos Scherders" <thrower@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there a way I can use the Windows Time Service (NTP) while garanteeing that the time is never set back in time. The reason is that our software can't handle cases where the time is set back to a point in the past.

No. That doesn't make much sense, does it? If your computer happens to
gain time, then the Windows Time Service wouldn't be much good if it
couldn't set time backwards.


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Johannes Passing - http://int3.de/






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