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From: rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: time daemon program needed
Message-ID: <5570309@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 89 21:08:57 GMT
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> 	So I was wondering if there is or if anyone is working on a time
> 	daemon program to get the time from a central computer, and
> 	reset its clock.  Any one have one out there ??

Sorry the news is bad.  There is a common 'timed' program available on
BSD systems which syncronizes time, but we don't yet support it.  The
thing you want to do is justifiable enough, but if you use the system
calls you have available (settimeofday), there is a risk that a large
shift in time will throw off tools such as cron and make, especially if
you move time backward.  The BSD adjtime call allows gradual changes in
time without these side effects, but HP-UX doesn't have this yet.

Be cautious of any contributed software you find because it may do funny
things to your system.  Anything you get should take precautions against
gross time changes.  I'm sorry I can't tell you that there is a ready
solution.

Rob Robason