[BBLISA] Runnign time sync on Windows?

[Brian Reichert]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 03:58:31PM -0500, Rudie, Tony wrote:
> What does anyone think of using AD domain controllers as the focal points for time sync? 

It's done a lot, as a Microsoft shop tends to believe that all
services should run on MS servers.

I've seen Linux hosts try, with reasonable success, use AD as an
NTP server.  It does ultimately depend on your concerns for accuracy.

See :

  How the Windows Time Service Works

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013%28WS.10%29.aspx

  "Although the Windows Time service is not an exact implementation
  of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), it uses the complex suite of
  algorithms that is defined in the NTP specifications to ensure
  that clocks on computers throughout a network are as accurate as
  possible."

And see 'Limitations' in this document:

  http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/WindowsTimeService

> Tony Rudi?
> 
> Server Architect, FIMT/TSO

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