NAME

inittodr - initialize system time

SYNOPSIS



void inittodr(time_t base)

DESCRIPTION

The inittodr() function determines the time and sets the system clock. It tries to pick the correct time using a set of heuristics that examine the system's battery-backed clock and the time reported by the file system, as given in base. Those heuristics include:

Once a system time has been determined, it is stored in the time variable.

DIAGNOSTICS

The inittodr() function prints diagnostic messages if it has trouble figuring out the system time. Conditions that can cause diagnostic messages to be printed include:

SEE ALSO

clock_ymdhms_to_secs(9), resettodr(9), time_second(9)

BUGS

Some systems use heuristics for picking the correct time that are slightly different.