date_verification.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Verify the date because Apple can't."""

import datetime

import shell_tools
import sys_tools

current_year = int(datetime.datetime.now().year)
sys_tools.log('CPE-date_verification', 'Year is: %s' % current_year)

if current_year > 2017:
  # If the date is > 2017, then Apple has fucked up again
  sys_tools.log('CPE-date_verification', 'Year is > 2017: %s' % current_year)
  # Manually set the current date to something reasonable, because if it's
  # too far in advance, ntpdate can't fix itself
  system_results = shell_tools.run_subp([
    '/usr/bin/systemsetup',
    '-setdate',
    '04/20/17'
  ])
  if not system_results['success']:
    sys_tools.log('CPE-date_verification', "Fixing the date didn't work!")
  results = shell_tools.run_subp([
    'ntpdate',
    'ntp.vip.facebook.com',
  ])
  if not results['success']:
    sys_tools.log('CPE-date_verification', "ntpdate didn't work!")
  sys_tools.log(
    'CPE-date_verification',
    'Adjusted time. Current year is: %s ' % int(datetime.datetime.now().year)
  )