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Without using any external packages for Windows, can Linux synchronise it's clock to a Windows 03/08 Server natively? I've tried it using various NTP packages for Windows but would like to use just Windows software for this.

EDIT: I've tried the below however it doesn't work. I've put TimeSource in /etc/hosts, stated server TimeSource in /etc/ntp.conf however when I do a service ntpd start it doesn't sync (it's 3 minutes out at the minute). I then stopped the NTPD and did a ntpdate TimeSource, thinking it would sync and then I'd start the NTPD once it's got the time, and it says: no server suitable for synchronization found. Though I can ping it. Any thoughts?

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You can use the "net" command from the linux box:

net time set -S <server>
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PDC (Primary Domain Controller) works as a NTP server - you can simply point your Linux box to it. If you want to configure it outside of Active Directory, the process is a bit different: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/configure-a-standalone-ntp-server-in-windows-server/3869

Cheers. siupakabras

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Yes, a Linux client's ntpd (or other NTP clients like ntpdate) has no problem syncing its clock with the NTP server mode of the Windows Time Service.

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