Windows 2003 AD DC as NTP server for Mac

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Windows 2003 AD DC as NTP server for Mac

(I originally posted this in the Mac OS X forum but later found this group which seems more relevant)

I tired to setup my PowerBook G4 OS X 10.4.4 to use our existing NTP time server (Active Directory Domain Controller) as the source for the Mac to get its time. The Mac is joined to the domain and I can browse the domain ok (shows connectivity) but if I try to check the time setting using the command "ntpq -p" we get "Connection Refused".

To set the time server we updated the etc/ntp.conf file and updated the line:
server time1 minpoll 4 maxpoll 10

where 'time1' is the fully qualified name of our server (which we can ping from the Mac)

Any ideas?

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Posted on Feb 3, 2006 6:41 AM

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mecklists

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Feb 3, 2006 8:21 PM in response to REarly

While you can use the command line to set up your NTP connection, you can use the GUI interface in the System Preferences Date & Time pane to do this more easily. Type the name or IP address of your server in the "Set date & time automatically" field.

By the way, "time1" is not a fully qualified domain name. "time1.company.com" is an example of a fully qualified domain name. If the name doesn't work for you, try using the IP address. If this works, then your problem connecting is probably related to DNS services not resolving your server's name properly or your DHCP server not providing your network with the correct domain suffixes.

Hope this helps! bill

1 GHz Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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