How to Configure Time Service in Active Directory Environment in Windows Server

How to Configure Time Service in Active Directory Environment in Windows Server

• Configure your client computers to sync time from it's authentication or local domain controller in the site

• Configure your DC to sync time from it's PDC Emulator for that domain

• Configure your Child PDC to sync time from any DC in the Forest Root domain

• Configure your Forest PDC to sync time from an external source (time.windows.com)

For the above things to work, you need to modify two registry entries:

For all Domain Controllers and PDC in the Forest except PDC in the Forest:

1. Key: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters
2. Entry: Type
3. Value: NT5DS

For Forest PDC:

• Key: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters

• Entry: Type

• Value: NTP

• Entry: NTPServer

• Value: time.windows.com