| Event Id | 62 |
| Source | W32Time |
| Description | This Machine is a PDC of the domain at the root of the forest. Configure to sync from External time source using the net command, net time /setsntp: |
| Event Information | The Time service is not configured to use a reliable source for synchronization. 1. Stop the windows time service: open a command prompt and type "net stop w32time". 2. Configure the machine to sync with an outside time source: type "net time /setsntp:ntp2.usno.navy.mil"; this will set the machine to automatically sync with one of the us navys time servers 3. To confirm this works type "w32tm -once -test -v" this will test synchronization against the navy time server and display verbose output. 4. Sync with the navy time server: "w32tm -s"; if you get a response that looks something like "RPC to local server returned 0x6b5", then it worked, but if you get "RPC to local server returned 0x0" then it did not, which usually happens if you run the command while the w32time service is running. 5. Start the w32time service: "net start w32time". Once you start the service, the clock should automatically sync with the navy time server. You should not have to worry about any other domain machines, as they should automatically sync their clocks with the pdc emulator. |
| Reference Links | How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows 2000 How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows XP |
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