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+#!/bin/sh
+# Start/stop/restart ntpd.
+
+# Start ntpd:
+ntpd_start() {
+  CMDLINE="/usr/sbin/ntpd -g"
+  echo -n "Starting NTP daemon:  $CMDLINE"
+  $CMDLINE -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
+  echo
+  # The kernel is now mocking around with the the hardware clock if
+  # ntpd is running, so if the hardware clock (wall clock) is set to
+  # 'localtime' execute hwclock --localtime --systohc to disable the
+  # 11 minute mode kernel function:
+  if [ -x /sbin/hwclock ]; then
+    # Check for a broken motherboard RTC clock (where ioports for rtc are
+    # unknown) to prevent hwclock causing a hang:
+    if ! grep -q -w rtc /proc/ioports ; then
+      CLOCK_OPT="--directisa"
+    fi
+    if ! grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock 2> /dev/null ; then 
+      echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
+      /sbin/hwclock  $CLOCK_OPT --localtime --systohc
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# Stop ntpd:
+ntpd_stop() {
+  echo -n "Stopping NTP daemon..."
+  if [ -r /var/run/ntpd.pid ]; then
+    kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/ntpd.pid)
+    rm -f /var/run/ntpd.pid
+  else
+    killall -HUP -q ntpd
+  fi
+  echo
+}
+
+# Restart ntpd:
+ntpd_restart() {
+  ntpd_stop
+  sleep 1
+  ntpd_start
+}
+
+# Check if ntpd is running
+ntpd_status() {
+  if [ -e /var/run/ntpd.pid ]; then
+    echo "ntpd is running."
+  else 
+    echo "ntpd is stopped."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+'start')
+  ntpd_start
+  ;;
+'stop')
+  ntpd_stop
+  ;;
+'restart')
+  ntpd_restart
+  ;;
+'status')
+  ntpd_status
+  ;;
+*)
+  echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart|status"
+esac