#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop/restart the network time protocol daemon 
#
# Written for Slackware Linux by Robby Workman <http://rlworkman.net> 
# ##  (by modifying one of Pat's scripts)

ntpd_start() {
  if [ -x /usr/sbin/ntpd -a -e /etc/ntp.conf ]; then
    echo -n "Starting ntpd daemon:  "
    echo -n "/usr/sbin/ntpd "
    echo ""
    /usr/sbin/ntpd 2> /dev/null
    sleep 1 
  fi
}

ntpd_stop() {
  killall ntpd 2> /dev/null
}

ntpd_restart() {
  ntpd_stop
  sleep 1
  ntpd_start
}

case "$1" in
'start')
 ntpd_start
  ;;
'stop')
  ntpd_stop
  ;;
'restart')
 ntpd_restart
  ;;
*)
  echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart"
esac