Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows XP SP3 (All 32-bit)
Registry Settings for Windows Time
PDC - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\ Type = NTP
Member clients and non-PDC domain controllers - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\ Type = NT5DS
Getting events below:-
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 24
Date: 2/19/2010
Time: 12:20:54 PM
User: N/A
Computer: XXX-XX-XX-XXXX
Description:
Time Provider NtpClient: No valid response has been received from domain controller XXX-XX-XX-XXXX.xx.xx.xxxxx after 8 attempts to contact it. This domain controller will be discarded as a time source and NtpClient will attempt to discover a new domain controller from which to synchronize.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 29
Date: 2/19/2010
Time: 12:20:54 PM
User: N/A
Computer: XXX-XX-XX-XXXX
Description:
The time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire time from one or more time sources, however none of the sources are currently accessible. No attempt to contact a source will be made for 15 minutes. NtpClient has no source of accurate time.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 38
Date: 2/19/2010
Time: 12:23:42 PM
User: N/A
Computer: XXX-XX-XX-XXXX
Description:
The time provider NtpClient cannot reach or is currently receiving invalid time data from XXX-XX-XX-XXXX.xx.xx.xxxxx (ntp.d|x.x.x.x:123->x.x.x.x:123).
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
· I have tried w32tm /unregister & w32tm /register
· DNS is working fine
· Can ping the time server (PDC) from the clients
· Only seems to have happened since applying the security templates defined in the Microsoft document Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria Configuration Guide 3.0 which is a requirement in this environment - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4F7B6A93-0307-480F-A5AF-A20268CBD7CC&displaylang=en
Does anyone know how to resolve this?