--- /dev/null
+description "Synchronizes time with ntpdate (NTP client)"
+
+# TODO: act on "have default gateway"
+# start on net-device-added INTERFACE!=lo
+# TODO: run before ntpd
+
+start on pld.network-started
+stop on pld.shutdown-started
+
+env NTPDATE_USER="ntp"
+
+task
+
+# mark that ntpdate fail is ok (task marked as done and hwclock skipped)
+normal exit 0 1
+
+script
+ # Source old-style ntp service configuration
+ [ -f /etc/sysconfig/ntpdate ] && . /etc/sysconfig/ntpdate
+
+ /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s ${NTPDATE_USER:+-U $NTPDATE_USER} $NTPDATE_OPTIONS $NTPDATE_SERVERS
+
+ if [ "$SYNC_HWCLOCK" = "yes" ]; then
+ /sbin/hwclock --systohc
+ fi
+end script