Re: Windows Time Service - Windows Server 2003 Interim

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From: Miha Pihler [MVP] (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:44:53 +0100

Which domain controller hold PDC role?

Roles can be separated between multiple domain controllers. E.g. if you have
5 domain controllers each of them could have one FSMO role...

What do you get if you run:

net time /QUERYSNTP

from command line on your clients? 

-- 
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
"LRosa" <LRosa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:6DABD83B-723D-482D-816D-F8DC31A038A1@microsoft.com...
> Miha,
> but I have only one domain, so I have one dc (fsmo). My workstations and
> servers (all sites, braches) are sychronizing their time from only one dc,
> but this dc is not (fsmo), and I did not setup (manually, login script, 
> gpo).
>
> Thks a lot
> LRosa
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Domain clients will automatically synchronize their time with domain
>> controller that hold PDC emulator master FSMO role and there can only be 
>> one
>> PDC emulator in every domain.
>>
>> -- 
>> Mike
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>
>> "LRosa" <LRosa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E68E2BBC-FB19-4DE9-A831-77D02B69280E@microsoft.com...
>> > Someone can help me ?!
>> >
>> > I did not understand why my workstations (w9x, Wnt_wkt, w2k, w2k3) and
>> > servers ( wnt_srv, w2k, w2k3) were getting time from only ONE DCr. I 
>> > have
>> > almost 10 dc's and some bdc's spread of site's, branches.
>> > When I type net time in dos prompt, I have:
>> > Ex.
>> > Current time at \\Server_Name is dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM
>> > The command completed succefully.
>> >
>> > Notes: When I type net time in my 1o DC (FSMO) It show me the same 
>> > thing.
>> >
>> > I DID NOT SETUP (manually, login script, gpo) net time
>> > /setsntp:Server_Name
>>
>>
>>

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