#!/bin/bash
NEWFILE='/var/lib/ntp/drift'
if [ -f "$NEWFILE" ]; then
        /usr/bin/chown ntp:ntp $NEWFILE
fi

#exit if setting to only use hardware clock
grep '^# sync to hw clock$' /etc/ntp.conf   && exit 0
# force sync date and time
/usr/sbin/ntpd -q -x -g -g -g -g >/dev/null
# set hardware clock to the current time
/usr/sbin/hwclock --systohc
exit 0