Add a module for ntpdate, die clock-skew die!

modules/ntpdate/manifests/init.pp

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+#
+#   Set up a simple ntpdate cron for all hosts to prevent clock skew
+#
+#   This will run ntpdate and hit pool.ntp.org every morning at 4:15 am local
+#   time. Our clocks shouldn't be skewing too much in a 24 hour period
+#
+
+class ntpdate {
+
+    $ntpdate = $operatingsystem ? {
+                "CentOS"    => ntp,
+                default     => ntpdate
+    }
+
+    package {
+        $ntpdate :
+            alias   => ntpdate,
+            ensure  => installed;
+    }
+
+
+    cron {
+        ntpdate :
+            command => "/usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org",
+            user    => root,
+            minute  => 15,
+            hour    => 4,
+            ensure  => present,
+            require => Package[$ntpdate];
+    }
+
+}