Hi There,
We seem to be seeing the following error intermittently come up across our Windows 2003 server fleet:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 50
Date: 11/12/2014
Time: 1:15:13 PM
User: N/A
Computer: Computer-Name
Description:
The time service detected a time difference of greater than 5000 milliseconds for 900 seconds. The time difference might be caused by synchronization with low-accuracy time sources or by suboptimal network conditions. The time service is no longer
synchronized and cannot provide the time to other clients or update the system clock. When a valid time stamp is received from a time service provider, the time service will correct itself.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
One of the servers in question is a virtual running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition.
The time-source inside the network is our primary domain controller which is a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine.
In order to rectify this, I've attempted as follows, which fixes the problem. as far as I can see, however I see things re-occur just the next day.
1) Open command prompt.
2) Type in w32tm /resync /rediscover /nowait.
3) Restart the time service.
4) Type in 'net time' to ensure the source has changed to our site's primary domain controller.
Is there any alternate way you can suggest to resolve this so we don't have to go through and manually do this on all of our Windows 2003 servers?
SB.