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-rw-r--r--util-linux/rdate.c10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index c9a7ffeab..0b5f8e460 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -103,8 +103,14 @@ int rdate_main(int argc, char **argv)
remote_time = askremotedate(argv[optind]);
if (setdate) {
- if (stime(&remote_time) < 0)
- bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not set time of day");
+ time_t current_time;
+
+ time(&current_time);
+ if (current_time == remote_time)
+ bb_error_msg("Current time matches remote time.");
+ else
+ if (stime(&remote_time) < 0)
+ bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not set time of day");
}
if (printdate)