!!! Overview Many [network] [services] are [dependent on time synchronization|[Why is Time Important].This is a short [Cheat Sheet] to [{$pagename}] ! Verify Time Windows You can manually synchronize a computer with the time on the domain. To force synchronize the computer's time manually with the current time on the domain * Click Start * click Run. * net time /domain /set * click OK. You can also monitor the time by using: {{{ w32tm /monitor SERVER1.yourdomain.com[10.178.136.20:123]: ICMP: 40ms delay NTP: -0.0151674s offset from SERVER1.yourdomain.com RefID: server.yourroot.com [10.92.180.175] Stratum: 3 SERVER2.yourdomain.com[10.182.255.64:123]: ICMP: 20ms delay NTP: +0.0074253s offset from SERVER2.yourdomain.com RefID: server.yourroot.com [10.92.180.175] Stratum: 3 SERVER3.yourdomain.com *** PDC ***[10.92.180.167:123]: ICMP: 3ms delay NTP: +0.0000000s offset from SERVER3.yourdomain.com RefID: server.yourroot.com [10.92.180.175] Stratum: 3 <!-- Remaining Content suppressed for brevity --> }}} ! Verify Time Linux For most Linux and UNIX hosts: {{{ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== LOCAL(0) .LOCL. 10 l 30 64 377 0.000 0.000 0.000 +ntpserver1.yourdoamin .GPS. 1 u 193 1024 377 1.990 -0.627 0.201 +ntpserver2.yourdoamin .GPS. 1 u 316 1024 377 1.851 -0.590 0.049 -ntpserver1.yourdoamin .GPS. 1 u 22 1024 377 0.610 -0.531 0.046 *ntpserver1.yourdoamin .GPS. 1 u 11 1024 377 0.496 -0.589 0.022 }}} ! [EDirectory] Tree You should regularly check that [Time sync] is correct within your [EDirectory] Tree We use the following command: {{{ /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndsrepair -T }}} Typical output is: {{{ ---------------------------+---------+---------+-----------+--------+------- DS Replica Time Time is Time Server name Version Depth Source in sync +/- ---------------------------+---------+---------+-----------+--------+------- Processing server: .bratton.srv.willeke.com .bratton.srv.willeke.com 20601.18 0 Non-NetWare Yes 0 Processing server: .sa.svr.willeke.com .sa.svr.willeke.com 20601.18 0 Non-NetWare Yes 0 ---------------------------+---------+---------+-----------+--------+------- }}} All servers shown in the time sync screen should show as YES NOTE: vmware servers or servers on wan link may be shown as not in (quite) sync. Many people use [NTP] others use [SNTP] to maintain [Time sync]. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]