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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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      @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

      @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

      @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

      @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

      @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

      Per the other random thread this system isn't bound to a domain.

      Is the system constantly resetting to the same date and time?

      Yes,

      Then it goes to 3/3/2019, randomly as well.

      So the system isn't just resetting to a time in the past but randomly jumping around?

      yes, according to the events.

      thinking it might be someone on site doing it, but times dont add up.

      I doubt someone onsite is changing the time to be incorrect.

      I've had to change the time to the past or distant future to get software that the business owned to work. From the devs they said "just change the date to X and it'll work for so many days etc".

      This because their licencing dept was slow to provide licensing.

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce @WrCombs
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        @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

        @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

        What is the result of this command:

        w32tm /query /source

        Service has not been started.

        Run these in order:

        net stop w32time 
        w32tm /unregister 
        w32tm /register 
        net start w32time
        
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        • ObsolesceO
          Obsolesce @Obsolesce
          last edited by

          @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

          @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

          @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

          What is the result of this command:

          w32tm /query /source

          Service has not been started.

          Run these in order:

          net stop w32time 
          w32tm /unregister 
          w32tm /register 
          net start w32time
          

          You may have to do the /register one twice... or hte unregister one... i forget which

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          • ObsolesceO
            Obsolesce
            last edited by

            After the service is started, run this:

            w32tm.exe /resync /rediscover /nowait

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            • WrCombsW
              WrCombs @Obsolesce
              last edited by

              @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

              @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

              @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

              @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

              What is the result of this command:

              w32tm /query /source

              Service has not been started.

              Run these in order:

              net stop w32time 
              w32tm /unregister 
              w32tm /register 
              net start w32time
              

              You may have to do the /register one twice... or hte unregister one... i forget which

              Service has been started

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              • WrCombsW
                WrCombs @Obsolesce
                last edited by

                @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                After the service is started, run this:

                w32tm.exe /resync /rediscover /nowait

                command successful succeed

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                • WrCombsW
                  WrCombs
                  last edited by

                  @Obsolesce what did I just do?

                  just so I can learn

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                  • ObsolesceO
                    Obsolesce @WrCombs
                    last edited by

                    @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                    @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                    After the service is started, run this:

                    w32tm.exe /resync /rediscover /nowait

                    command successful succeed

                    Okay, now just wait and see what happens. When will you know if it'll do it again? How often did it happen?

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @Obsolesce
                      last edited by

                      @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                      @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                      @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                      After the service is started, run this:

                      w32tm.exe /resync /rediscover /nowait

                      command successful succeed

                      Okay, now just wait and see what happens. When will you know if it'll do it again? How often did it happen?

                      it's happened for the last 3 days, but then didn't do it today.
                      So im going to check every morning when I get in to follow up just to be safe.

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @WrCombs
                        last edited by

                        @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                        @Obsolesce what did I just do?

                        just so I can learn

                        You reset the time sync service, told it to find a time master and told it to not wait to update.

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                        • WrCombsW
                          WrCombs @DustinB3403
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                          @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                          Per the other random thread this system isn't bound to a domain.

                          Is the system constantly resetting to the same date and time?

                          Yes,

                          Then it goes to 3/3/2019, randomly as well.

                          So the system isn't just resetting to a time in the past but randomly jumping around?

                          yes, according to the events.

                          thinking it might be someone on site doing it, but times dont add up.

                          I doubt someone onsite is changing the time to be incorrect.

                          I've had to change the time to the past or distant future to get software that the business owned to work. From the devs they said "just change the date to X and it'll work for so many days etc".

                          This because their licencing dept was slow to provide licensing.

                          I've seen/heard of that but they werent putting anything on this computer

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                          • ObsolesceO
                            Obsolesce @WrCombs
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                            @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                            @Obsolesce what did I just do?

                            just so I can learn

                            Basically you registered the time service, then started it, then re-synchronized the clock with it's source.

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre
                              last edited by

                              Check and make sure there are no scheduled tasks running that fiddle with he time as well.

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce @dafyre
                                last edited by

                                @dafyre said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                Check and make sure there are no scheduled tasks running that fiddle with he time as well.

                                Ya this is a good idea... if you didn't set it up and manage it's life, someone else coudl have some weird tasks going for whatever reason.

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                                • WrCombsW
                                  WrCombs @Obsolesce
                                  last edited by

                                  @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                  @dafyre said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                  Check and make sure there are no scheduled tasks running that fiddle with he time as well.

                                  Ya this is a good idea... if you didn't set it up and manage it's life, someone else coudl have some weird tasks going for whatever reason.

                                  I see something for Time Sync in task scheduler

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                                  • WrCombsW
                                    WrCombs
                                    last edited by

                                    I noticed that it set it's time an hour ahead

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                                    • WrCombsW
                                      WrCombs @DustinB3403
                                      last edited by

                                      @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                      @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                      @Obsolesce what did I just do?

                                      just so I can learn

                                      You reset the time sync service, told it to find a time master and told it to not wait to update.

                                      the time sync as in "Internet Time" sync?
                                      I've had issues with that in the past.
                                      Like it's off by an hour and causes issues

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                                      • DustinB3403D
                                        DustinB3403 @WrCombs
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                                        @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                        @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                        @dafyre said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                        Check and make sure there are no scheduled tasks running that fiddle with he time as well.

                                        Ya this is a good idea... if you didn't set it up and manage it's life, someone else coudl have some weird tasks going for whatever reason.

                                        I see something for Time Sync in task scheduler

                                        Those could be the defaults. You'll have to see who created them and what they do.

                                        mmc_2019-02-04_16-40-45.png

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                                        • WrCombsW
                                          WrCombs @DustinB3403
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                                          @DustinB3403 said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                          @WrCombs said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                          @Obsolesce said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                          @dafyre said in Windows Server 2012 R2 : randomly changes date/time ?:

                                          Check and make sure there are no scheduled tasks running that fiddle with he time as well.

                                          Ya this is a good idea... if you didn't set it up and manage it's life, someone else coudl have some weird tasks going for whatever reason.

                                          I see something for Time Sync in task scheduler

                                          Those could be the defaults. You'll have to see who created them and what they do.

                                          mmc_2019-02-04_16-40-45.png

                                          they were wrote by Microsoft

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                                          • DustinB3403D
                                            DustinB3403
                                            last edited by

                                            I've seen the time slip, usually caused from a aging bios battery. But where time is jumping all over the place. That's a new one.

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