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author | ache <ache@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-04-05 23:37:08 +0000 |
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committer | ache <ache@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-04-05 23:37:08 +0000 |
commit | 36b6fe7c73fcb9ce8597089e2697861608f885a8 (patch) | |
tree | 79bb8dd0db3e03101963ff91c1f27d7ed9dd9f19 /sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz.8 | |
parent | 4e1d53d6a21d324b15a05501b25bf3bc5991b682 (diff) | |
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Describe new adjkerntz variant + various changes from jdp
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diff --git a/sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz.8 b/sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz.8 index c23bb5a..0c60fc4 100644 --- a/sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz.8 +++ b/sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" Copyright (C) 1993 by Andrew A. Chernov, Moscow, Russia. +.\" Copyright (C) 1993-1996 by Andrey A. Chernov, Moscow, Russia. .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without @@ -22,69 +22,110 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd December 15, 1993 +.Dd April 4, 1996 .Dt ADJKERNTZ 8 .Os FreeBSD .Sh NAME .Nm adjkerntz -.Nd "adjusts the kernel time if the machine runs wall CMOS clock" +.Nd "adjust local time CMOS clock to reflect time zone changes and keep current timezone offset for the kernel" .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm adjkerntz .Fl i .Nm adjkerntz -.Fl a +.Fl a Op Fl s .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Adjkerntz -fixes kernel time (makes it UTC) using the current wall CMOS clock value, -the current time zone rule and the kernel timezone value. The adjustment is -enabled only if the file +maintains the proper relationship between the kernel clock, which +is always set to UTC, and the CMOS clock, which may be set to local +time. +.Nm Adjkerntz +also informs the kernel about machine timezone shift to +maintain proper timestamps for local time file systems like MS-DOS one. +If the file .Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock -exists, in other cases it is assumed that the machine runs UTC CMOS clock and -.Nm adjkerntz -does nothing. +exists, it means that CMOS clock keep local time (MS-DOS and MS-Windows +compatible mode), +if that file does not exist it means that CMOS clock keep UTC time. .Pp -The adjustment is needed at boot stage and when a time zone -change occurs, so +Adjustments may be needed at system startup and shutdown, and +whenever a time zone change occurs. +To handle these different situations, .Nm adjkerntz -can be called in two forms: +is invoked in two ways: .Bl -tag -width 4n .It Cm Fl i -initialization call from +This form handles system startups and shutdowns. +.Nm Adjkerntz +is invoked with this option from .Pa /etc/rc -(before any daemons are started). +before any other daemons have been started. .Nm Adjkerntz -makes the adjustment of kernel clock (CMOS clock not touched) -and the initial time zone offset is stored into -.Pa adjkerntz -kernel variable -for following subsequent -.Nm "'adjkerntz -a'" -calls. Then it goes to background pause which ends with SIGTERM. -After receiving SIGTERM it acts like +puts itself into the background. +Then for wall CMOS clock +.Nm adjkerntz +reads the local time from the it +and sets the kernel clock to the corresponding UTC time. +.Nm Adjkerntz +also stores the local time zone offset into the +.Pa machdep.adjkerntz +kernel variable, for use by subsequent invocations of .Nm "'adjkerntz -a'" -to insure that the CMOS clock reflects the current local time zone. -.It Cm Fl a -This form is needed, when time zone changes occur. +and local time file systems. +.Pp +For wall CMOS clock +.Nm "'adjkerntz -i'" +pauses, and remains inactive as a background daemon until it +receives a SIGTERM. +The SIGTERM will normally be sent by +.Xr init 8 +when the system leaves multi-user mode (usually, because the system +is being shut down). +After receiving the SIGTERM, +.Nm adjkerntz +reads the UTC kernel clock and updates the CMOS clock, if necessary, +to ensure that it reflects the current local time zone. +Then +.Nm adjkerntz +exits. +.It Cm Fl a Op Fl s +This form is used to update the wall CMOS clock and kernel +.Pa machdep.adjkerntz +variable when time zone changes occur, +e.g., when entering or leaving daylight savings time. .Nm Adjkerntz -uses the previously stored -time zone offset and the changed time zone rule to -produce the new time zone offset, fix the CMOS clock -(kernel clock not touched) -and store the new -offset into -.Pa adjkerntz -kernel variable -too. -It is recommended to use this form in root's +uses the kernel clock's UTC time, +the previously stored +time zone offset, and the changed time zone rule to +calculate a new time zone offset. +It stores the new offset into the +.Pa machdep.adjkerntz +kernel variable, and updates the wall CMOS clock to the new local time. +If +.Nm "'adjkerntz -a'" +starts at nonexisten time (inside timezone change), it exits +with warning diagnostic unless +.Fl s +option is used, in this case +.Nm adjkerntz +sleep 30 minutes and tries again. +.Pp +This form should be invoked from root's .Xr crontab 5 -every half of a hour from 0am to 4am -since this times matches most modern time zone changes. +every half hour between midnight and 4am, when most modern time +zone changes occur. +Warning: don't use +.Fl s +option in +.Xr crontab 5 +command line or multiply +.Nm "'adjkerntz -a'" +copies can conflict with each other. .El .Pp .Nm Adjkerntz -clears the kernel timezone structure and makes kernel always run at UTC -time zone. -Super-user privilege is required for all operations. +clears the kernel timezone structure and makes the kernel clock run +in the UTC time zone. +Super-user privileges are required for all operations. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width Fl .It Ev TZ @@ -104,26 +145,26 @@ and .Xr zic 8 . .It Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock Empty file. -Presence of it indicates that the machine runs wall CMOS clock, -absence indicates UTC CMOS clock. +Its presence indicates that the machine's CMOS clock is set to local +time, while its absence indicates a UTC CMOS clock. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr tzset 3 , .Xr zic 8 , .Xr rc 8 , .Xr crontab 5 , .Xr sysctl 8 , -.Xr /usr/sbin/tzsetup +.Xr tzsetup 8 . .Sh DIAGNOSTICS No diagnostics. -If any error occurs, an error message printed via -.Xr syslog 3 -and +If an error occurs, .Nm adjkerntz -exits with return code greater than zero. +logs an error message via +.Xr syslog 3 +and exits with a nonzero return code. .Sh AUTHOR -Andrew A. Chernov <ache@astral.msk.su> +Andrey A. Chernov <ache@astral.msk.su> .Sh HISTORY The .Nm adjkerntz -command appeared in FreeBSD 1.0.1 +command appeared in FreeBSD 1.0.1. |