Legato startup date change?

Legato Application Framework
1

Hello,

When legato system starts default date is Jan 1. 1970. and I would like the date to be set to some other before my application starts.
I know I can set time trough my application by using “le_rtc_interface.h” API, but because I’m running my app in couple of processes I’d like the time to be already set inbefore they are started.

How can this be achieved?

2

You can set the apps to be started manually and write a script to start the apps according to your preference.

3

If I understood correctly, you are suggesting to make an app which will set the date/time as I wish and then start my app afterwards. That can work, only downside is having 2 apps instead of 1, is there any other way?
I was looking in a way of AT commands but couldn’t find any or maybe editing some files in SierraWireless system?

4

Then this might guarantee the time to be already set in before they are started.

5

This application has to be unsandboxed in order to be able to change the time of the system, am I correct? There is no way of changing the time from a sandboxed application?

6

can you post your application here?

7

#include “legato.h”
#include “interfaces.h”

// NEW_EPOCH_TIME_IN_MS is 2019. 1. 1. 00:00:00:000
#define NEW_EPOCH_TIME_IN_MS 1546300800000

COMPONENT_INIT
{
	const uint64_t newTime = 1546300800000;
    uint64_t msPastEpochPtr = 0;
    LE_INFO("Getting absolute time");
    le_clk_Time_t timeNow = le_clk_GetAbsoluteTime();
    LE_INFO("The time obtained is: %ld", timeNow.usec);
	le_clk_Time_t newTm;

    if((uint64_t)(timeNow.usec) < (newTime)){
    	LE_INFO("Date is sooner than 2019. 1. 1. it is going to be updated!");
    	newTm.usec = newTime;
    	le_clk_SetAbsoluteTime(newTm);
    }else LE_INFO("Readtime: %lld isn't less than %ld", msPastEpochPtr, newTm.usec);

    timeNow = le_clk_GetAbsoluteTime();
    LE_INFO("The time obtained is: %lld", (uint64_t)timeNow.usec);
}

From the log (I shortened it a bit to be easier to see):

Jan  1 00:31:16 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.info Legato:  Getting absolute time
Jan  1 00:31:16 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.info Legato:  The time obtained is: 326873
Jan  1 00:31:16 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.info Legato:  Time is less than the 2019. 1. 1. it is going to be updated.
Jan  1 00:31:16 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.err Legato: =ERR= | timetestapp[8169]/framework T=main | LE_FILENAME le_clk_SetAbsoluteTime() 597 | Setting CLOCK_REALTIME for Absolute time is not permitted
Jan  1 00:31:16 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.info Legato:  The time obtained is: 327150

Question was:

application has to be unsandboxed in order to be able to change the time of the system, am I correct?

8

Seems the legato documemt already says :

Absolute time can be set by unsandboxed applications using le_clk_SetAbsoluteTime().