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This script checks a computer's clock against an NTP server and logs the results. It starts the NTP daemon if not running, checks the time offset against a threshold, adjusts the clock if needed, then logs synchronization status updates.

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Rhel 7

This script checks a computer's clock against an NTP server and logs the results. It starts the NTP daemon if not running, checks the time offset against a threshold, adjusts the clock if needed, then logs synchronization status updates.

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#!

/bin/bash
# time-offset_check.sh
#
# Checks computer clock against specified NTP server. Issues a warning
# on stdout, if the time difference exceeds limit. Requires ntpdate, bc
# and egrep in path. Run from cron as often as you like.

### Options

DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
LOGFILE=/var/log/ntpstats/time_sync_${DATE}

if [[ `ps -ef | grep ntpd | grep -v grep | wc -l` -eq 0 ]]; then
systemctl start ntpd
fi

SERVER=$(/sbin/ntpq -p |grep '*' | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d\* -f2)

NTPSERVER=${SERVER} # i.e. random server from pool.ntp.org


LIMIT='1.000000' # i.e. 1.000000 (= 1 second)

OLD_OFFSET=`ntpdate -q $NTPSERVER \
| egrep -o -m 1 -e "offset ((-)?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)" \
| egrep -o -e "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"`

RESULT=`echo "$OLD_OFFSET >= $LIMIT" | bc`

if (("$RESULT" == 1)); then

systemctl stop ntpd


sleep 1
/usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b -p 8 -u $NTPSERVER
sleep 1
systemctl start ntpd

if [[ `ps -ef | grep ntpd | grep -v grep | wc -l` -eq 0 ]];


then
logger -p local6.warn -t WARNING NTP: NTP Process
did not startup after attempting to sync. Please start ntp process.
fi

# Checking date for auto adjustment...

NEW_OFFSET=`ntpdate -q $NTPSERVER \
| egrep -o -m 1 -e "offset ((-)?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)" \
| egrep -o -e "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"`

RESULT=`echo "$NEW_OFFSET >= $LIMIT" | bc`

if (("$RESULT" == 1)); then


logger -p local6.warn -t WARNING NTP: Local
clock offset ${NEW_OFFSET}, deviation is greater than ${LIMIT} second.
else
logger -p local6.warn -t WARNING NTP: Local
clock offset ${NEW_OFFSET} is below ${LIMIT} second. Auto-adjustment completed
successfully. Offset prior to adjustment ${OLD_OFFSET}. User interven tion is
not required. This is an informational message.
fi

fi

ntpstat | {
while read line; do

if [[ `echo $line |grep synchronised | wc -l` -eq 1 ]]; then


FLAG=1
fi

if [[ $FLAG -eq 1 ]]; then


echo "`date` $line" >> $LOGFILE
fi

done
}

exit 0

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