NTP Settings, Group Policy not working

[ibjames]

First off everyone, my 1st post here. I'm sure it won't be my last

We have a standard image that all our computers are imaged from. It had a manual setting for the ntp server (usually has something like time.microsoft.com or something like that) I want to change it with group policy.

I created an OU

moved some computers over to it

In GPO management tool

went to computerconfig->admin templates->system->windows time service

global config settings ->yes (left defaults)

now go into time providers -> enable time providers-> enabled

Settings changed in next screen NTPServer put in 3 servers separated by commas

type: nt5ds

left the rest of the defaults

next setting ->enable ntp server - >not enabled (the servers these machines point to are enabled)

I applied this to my test OU, removed all inheritance, and set the new policy to enforce.

It doesn't work. Am I missing something?

Edited July 4, 2007 by ibjames

[eyeball]

i know its not group policy but cant you juse use the NET TIME command within the login script?

[fizban2]

on the the client machines run GPUDATE /Force from the command line or command prompt. then restart the computer, logon to the computer afterwards and open a command prompt, type GPresult. check to make sure that your GPO is being pulled down to the machine in question

[ibjames]

I did that, it shows the policy being pulled down and applied. I can search the registry and under HKLM->software->policies I see w32time with the settings I have configured.

When I go to HKLM-> currentcontrolset->system->w32time and check the parameters the server and time NT5DS option is not changed.

So when I do a net time /sntpquery it shows the old server info, even though the policy portion shows the correct info.. am I doing something wrong?