Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Date:         Mon, 12 Oct 1992 23:56:02 EDT
Reply-To:     Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
From:         Brad Clements <bkc@MURKWORKS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Time servers .. Free RDATE NLM available
              12 Oct 92 19:53:53 EDT." <9210130043.AA06355@uu.psi.com>

This latest round of discussion regarding time sychronization has prompted
me to write and distribute a free copy of an RDATE NLM.

I have just uploaded the file RDATENLM.ZIP to the following locations
(the owners of these sites will probably have to move them to make them
 readable by all. Hopefully they're not all at Networld, wish I was).

        sjf-lwp.novell.com / uploads

        risc.ua.edu   / pub/uploads

        splicer.cba.hawaii.edu / 00uploads


This NLM is free for anyone to use, attached is the readme file.

Enjoy


Brad Clements                  bkc@murkworks.com               (315)265-4717
Consultant, MurkWorks `Suppliers of fine aged NLMs'            (315)268-9812 Fax

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This package contains an RDATE NLM for Novell Netware 386 (tm)
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The RDATE NLM is Copyright (c) 1992 MurkWorks, All Rights Reserved.

RDATE.NLM  - 10/12/92

** This is free software **

MurkWorks has provided this NLM to the Novell user community at no charge.

Purpose:
        The RDATE NLM allows the supervisor to synchronize the time
        of a Novell NW386 file server with the time of a nearby
        Unix host (or any other host which supports the time protocol).

Usage:

        load rdate remote_host_name [/c] [/p nn] [/u] [/v nn] [/q]

        Where                   Means

        remote_host_name        The IP name or IP address of the host
                                running the time server.

        /c                      Just check the time and report the difference
                                Does not set the file server time.

        /p nn                   Continually poll the server every nn minutes
                                and update the server time accordingly.

                                The nlm may be unloaded with the UNLOAD
                                command.

        /u                      Use UDP instead of TCP

        /v nn                   Don't change the server time unless the
                                time difference is more than nn seconds.

        /q                      Don't report when the time has been changed
                                on the server.


        If the /p option is not used, the NLM unloads itself when it
        is done.

Example:

        load rdate timeserver.domain.com /p 60 /q /v 1

        The RDATE NLM will poll the timeserver once every hour and
        update the time if the server is off by more than 1 second.
        A message will not appear on the screen when the time has
        changed. (this example only)


NOTE:
        Be sure to set the fileserver timezone using the

                set timezone

        command. See the System Administration Manual for more
        information. If you do not set the timezone, the RDATE NLM
        will set your server time incorrectly.
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU