Indicates the PDC Role Owner of the root domain in the forest is not configured to use an external time source. All domain controllers in the forest synchronize their time by the clock of the PDC Role Owner.
Since Active Directory®, by default, sets all the clocks on all of the domain controllers in the forest from the PDC Role Owner of the root domain, it is recommended that the domain controller be configured to synchronize its time with an external time source.
Use the w32time command at an elevated PowerShell® session to configure the PDC Role Owner to use an external time source.
Where TimeSource is one or more NTP servers noted by DNS or IP address. When TimeSource is a list of time servers the list must be enclosed in double quotes and each entry must be separated by at least one space. Some examples are listed below:
