The Windows Server Clock Drift service is in a Warning or Failed state, when running "w32tm /resync" the following error is produced "the computer did not resync because no time data was available"

Last Modified

Wed Apr 10 16:08 GMT 2019

Description

• The Windows Server Clock Drift service is in a Warning or Failed state
• When running w32tm /resync the following error is produced:
  • Sending resync command to local computer
  • The computer did not resync because no time data was available

Environment

• N-able N-central

Solution

• Most likely what is happening is a Group Policy object for a Windows Time Service object is configured incorrectly
• For more information on how to resolve this, please go here
• For newer Windows Operating Systems there is no official support article from Microsoft.