#!/bin/sh # setclock: set the system's CMOS and system times from the network. # Copyright 1994-6 John A. Phillips - john@linux.demon.co.uk # usage: setclock [GMT|local] # Set the zone for the CMOS clock if specified, or use the default. zone=${1:-GMT} # Assign the servers to set the system date and time. If you use more # than one time server it takes longer but you get more reliability. # servers="ntp.demon.co.uk" servers="ntp.demon.co.uk ntp1.demon.co.uk ntp2.demon.co.uk" # Assign a temporary file. tmpfile=/tmp/demon.time.$$ # Check for valid zones. if [ $zone != "GMT" -a $zone != "local" ]; then echo "usage: setclock [GMT|local]" exit 1 fi # Make sure we clean up on any exit trap "rm -f $tmpfile" 0 # Set the system date and time from the list of servers. /usr/sbin/netdate $servers >$tmpfile 2>&1 # Set the system's CMOS clock from the system date and time. if [ $zone = "local" ]; then /sbin/clock -w >>$tmpfile 2>&1 else /sbin/clock -u -w >>$tmpfile 2>&1 fi # Show the date and time. /bin/echo "" /bin/cat $tmpfile /bin/echo ""