Before kinit, try to sync time with the NTP servers of the domain we are joining

When running ipa-client-install on a system whose clock is not in sync
with the master, kinit fails and enrollment is aborted. Manual checking
of current time at the master and adjusting on the client-to-be is then
needed.

The patch tries to fetch SRV records for NTP servers of the domain we aim
to join and runs ntpdate to get time synchronized. If no SRV records are
found, sync with IPA server itself.  If that fails, warn that time might
be not in sync with KDC.

https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/1773

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py b/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
index 8e151089c..e71692f40 100644
--- a/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
+++ b/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
@@ -132,3 +132,25 @@ def config_ntp(server_fqdn, fstore = None, sysstore = None):
 
     # Restart ntpd
     ipaservices.knownservices.ntpd.restart()
+
+def synconce_ntp(server_fqdn):
+    """
+    Syncs time with specified server using ntpdate.
+    Primarily designed to be used before Kerberos setup
+    to get time following the KDC time
+
+    Returns True if sync was successful
+    """
+    ntpdate="/usr/sbin/ntpdate"
+    result = False
+    if os.path.exists(ntpdate):
+        # retry several times -- logic follows /etc/init.d/ntpdate
+        # implementation
+        for retry in range(0,3):
+            try:
+                ipautil.run([ntpdate, "-U", "ntp", "-s", "-b", server_fqdn])
+                result = True
+                break
+            except:
+                pass
+    return result