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W32time errors
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5:56 am
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Posted by Travis (1 messages posted)


We have about 200 Windows servers and one server in particular is having trouble 
keeping its time. A couple times a month the time will suddenly change to be about 
20 minutes off the correct time. If we leave it the time will adjust back to the 
correct time after a day or so.

I checked the event logs and the server is polling the PDC. Here is an example of 
the logs:
5/22/2009	5:55:37 PM	W32Time	Warning	None	50	N/A	XXXXXAPP40	The time service detected 
a time difference of greater than 5000 milliseconds  for 900 seconds. The time difference 
might be caused by synchronization with  low-accuracy time sources or by suboptimal 
network conditions. The time service is no longer synchronized and cannot provide 
the time to other clients or update  the system clock. When a valid time stamp is 
received from a time service  provider, the time service will correct itself.   

5/22/2009	8:10:46 PM	W32Time	Information	None	37	N/A	XXXXXAPP40	The time provider 
NtpClient is currently receiving valid time data from XXXXXDC09.ZZZ.local (ntp.d|AAA.BBB.CCC.134:123->AAA.BBB.CCC.198:123).

5/22/2009	8:37:15 PM	W32Time	Information	None	35	N/A	XXXXXAPP40	The time service 
is now synchronizing the system time with the time source XXXXXDC09.ZZZ.local (ntp.d|AAA.BBB.CCC.134:123->AAA.BBB.CCC.198:123).


I ran these commands the time is ok for a couple weeks or so, and then it starts 
messing up again.

net time /setsntp:AAA.BBB.CCC.198
net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
w32tm /resync




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