How to Give PDC role and NTP To synchronize the Windows Time service (w32time) in an Active Directory environment:

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Deployment of Active Directory and Time Sync config (Why time sync is super important)?
 Deploying Active Directory (AD) and configuring time synchronization are crucial steps in setting up a Windows-based network infrastructure. Time synchronization is especially important in Active Directory environments due to several reasons:
  • Authentication and Authorization: 
  • Replication: 
  • Logging and Auditing: 
  • Group Policy: 
  • Certificate Services: 
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How to Give PDC role and NTP To synchronize the Windows Time service (w32time) in an Active Directory environment: (All steps)


  1. Go to Registry Editor of particular Server

    1. Go to the parameters of the folder. 

    2. computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters

  1. Double click on Type and change Value date NTP and click on ok.

  2. Go to command prompt and type below commands:

    2. Here you can see all roll are with Server1-PDC, if you want to transfer PDC role to ADC server than you should have to follow below steps:

    3. Now go to DC2 > Tool > Active Directory User and computers 

      1. Right click on your domain name > choose “Operations Masters… (like below)

  1. Click on PDC tab’ you should see below image 

  1. Click on the change button, it will transfer the PDC role from the primary server to ADC server.

  2. It will ask you for permission just by clicking on the Yes button.and click on OK button

  3. Now go to any server and type below command,you will see the PDC role into another server.


Before (PDC = DC1)

After (PDC = DC2



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Now go to any DC2 server and go to below address for NTP:


  1. Now you can restart the system but if you are doing this in SERVER do need to restart the server just go to command prompt type below command:







  1. You can go to another domain PC open command prompt as Administrator.  And try the command below.


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