w32time Error in a W2KServerPDC Event Viewer -

[VicRic]

Hello, good day!

I'm setting up a Windows 2000 Server for testing here. I have it set up as Active Directory Domain Controller w/ DNS server on it. I always get this annoying error on the System Log of the Event Viewer:

w32time - Error - event ID :62

"This machine is a PDC at the root of the forest. Configure to sync from External time source using the net command, 'net time /setsntp:<server name>'."

Do you know of any source of information or guideline that explains what to do to solve this problem?

Thx

 

[VicRic]

Hi, it wasn't too hard to solve after all.

On the machine in question I opened the Command window and typed:
"net time /setsntp:time.chu.nrc.ca"

I typed <enter> and with that the new time server on my PDC was set and saved.

I rebooted the machine and the time was corrected and -most importantly- the error in the Event View was gone.

There is a list of available Internet Time Servers here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q262680/

Ping to the one you want to choose first, to make sure it is really available.