What is PrvNtpServer

Hi,
i have and entry in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters
the name is PrvNtpServer (reg_sz) and it has valid data in it.
i had no luck googling the entry. is it valid and does it work.
server2003 r2 sp2 box.
is this saying that my 'internal (private) ntp server' are those values?
Thanks.

 

"Bryce" <Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> i have and entry in the registry at
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeParameters
> the name is PrvNtpServer (reg_sz) and it has valid data in it.
> i had no luck googling the entry. is it valid and does it work.
> server2003 r2 sp2 box.
> is this saying that my 'internal (private) ntp server' are those values?
> Thanks.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



I haven't seen that entry, yet. You can read the following articles for time
service registry entries:

How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server


Registry entries for the W32Time service



More info on configuring the time service on Windows:

Configuring the Windows Time Service for Windows Server



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Hi,

thanks for the response, but those articles did not produce any info
pertaining to PrvNtpServer.


"Ace Fekay [MCT]" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> "Bryce" <Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EBB285E1-96CA-41B7-8E5C-58CBC69F2143@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi,
> > i have and entry in the registry at
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeParameters
> > the name is PrvNtpServer (reg_sz) and it has valid data in it.
> > i had no luck googling the entry. is it valid and does it work.
> > server2003 r2 sp2 box.
> > is this saying that my 'internal (private) ntp server' are those values?
> > Thanks.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
>
> I haven't seen that entry, yet. You can read the following articles for time
> service registry entries:
>
> How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
>
>
> Registry entries for the W32Time service
>
>
>
> More info on configuring the time service on Windows:
>
> Configuring the Windows Time Service for Windows Server
>
>
>
> --
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among
> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>
> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
> for regional support phone numbers.
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Bryce" <Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> thanks for the response, but those articles did not produce any info
> pertaining to PrvNtpServer.
><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

As mentioned and implied, I could not find anything on that in a search. Do
you have more than one server? Do you see that value on other servers or
machines? I looked at a few of my customer sites, including my own, and did
not see that entry anywhere, even searching the reg. Do you think someone
put that in there mistakenly?

Ace

 

Hi,
i only see the value on two servers. and the prvntpserver points to our ntp
servers. we have more ntp servers (please don't ask why - i am sure it made
sense to whomever set this up!)
i think that someone put it there thinking it was a real value.

Thanks.


"Ace Fekay [MCT]" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> "Bryce" <Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EDC3C182-3BAF-4F6A-BDC6-B0E97E8F20CE@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi,
> >
> > thanks for the response, but those articles did not produce any info
> > pertaining to PrvNtpServer.
> ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> As mentioned and implied, I could not find anything on that in a search. Do
> you have more than one server? Do you see that value on other servers or
> machines? I looked at a few of my customer sites, including my own, and did
> not see that entry anywhere, even searching the reg. Do you think someone
> put that in there mistakenly?
>
> Ace
>
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Bryce" <Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7E8B9639-A643-499E-91DE-DE4293AEB285@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi,
> i only see the value on two servers. and the prvntpserver points to our
> ntp
> servers. we have more ntp servers (please don't ask why - i am sure it
> made
> sense to whomever set this up!)
> i think that someone put it there thinking it was a real value.
>
> Thanks.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

That may be possible. I would remove it or rename it to the correct value,
and go through the steps mentioned in the article I provided to set your DCs
up properly.

Ace