--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# ntpdate This shell script synchronizes time with ntpdate (NTP client)
+#
+# chkconfig: 2345 16 89
+# description: ntpdate is the NTP client.
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+upstart_controlled
+
+# Source networking configuration.
+. /etc/sysconfig/network
+
+# if not specified in config
+NTPDATE_USER="ntp"
+
+# Source ntp configuration
+. /etc/sysconfig/ntpdate
+
+# Check that networking is up.
+if is_yes "${NETWORKING}"; then
+ if [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/network -a "$1" != stop -a "$1" != status ]; then
+ msg_network_down "ntpdate"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+else
+ exit 0
+fi
+
+ntpdate_background() {
+ /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s ${NTPDATE_USER:+-U $NTPDATE_USER} $NTPDATE_OPTIONS $NTPDATE_SERVERS || return $?
+
+ if is_yes "$SYNC_HWCLOCK"; then
+ /sbin/hwclock --systohc
+ fi
+}
+
+start() {
+ show "Syncing time with ntpdate (backgrounding)"
+ ntpdate_background &
+ touch /var/lock/subsys/ntpdate
+ ok
+}
+
+stop() {
+ rm -f /var/lock/subsys/ntpdate
+}
+
+RETVAL=0
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+start)
+ start
+ ;;
+stop)
+ stop
+ ;;
+restart|force-reload)
+ stop
+ start
+ ;;
+*)
+ msg_usage "$0 {start|restart|force-reload}"
+ exit 3
+esac
+
+exit $RETVAL