1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/ntpd-set.sh b/scripts/ntpd-set.sh
index 3581d2421..d6fd8f25b 100755
--- a/scripts/ntpd-set.sh
+++ b/scripts/ntpd-set.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 max_attempts=4
-try_count=0
 
 # This script takes a list of ntp servers and passes them to ntpd to set the
 # system time. If a /etc/ntpd.conf file exists, the servers there are used,
 # if not, some default values are passed
 set_time() {
-    ntpd -n -p $1;
-    return $?
+    # -q flag makes ntpd exit after setting the time once
+    ntpd -q -n -p "$1"
 }
 
 check_time() {
-    for arg ; do
-        echo $arg
-        if set_time $arg ; then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    # In case we are doing this before the network is up, try again
-    let try_count=try_count+1
-    if [ $try_count -lt $max_attempts ] ; then
+    for attempt in $(seq "$max_attempts"); do
+        for arg ; do
+            echo $arg
+            if set_time "$arg" ; then
+                return 0
+            fi
+        done
         sleep 2
-        check_time $@
-    else
-        return 1
-    fi
+    done
+    return 1
 }
 
 if [ -f /etc/ntpd.conf ]; then