Disable Node based on time of day

hi,

 

 

I am in the process of writing a rule that disables a node at a particular time each day. I have been experimenting with the clock command with the following rule fragment:

 

 

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when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {

 

set curtime [clock seconds]

 

set formattedtime [clock format $curtime -format {%H:%S} ]

 

log "the time is: $formattedtime"

 

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and have noticed that each time the event is triggered the time is different. Here is a snippet from the logs:

 

 

Dec 29 16:59:31 tmm tmm[5070]: 01220002:6: Rule test : the time is: 16:31

 

Dec 29 16:59:37 tmm tmm[5070]: 01220002:6: Rule test : the time is: 16:37

 

Dec 29 16:59:42 tmm tmm[5070]: 01220002:6: Rule test : the time is: 16:42

 

 

Am i doing something wrong? Is this a limitation of some sort?

 

 

Any other ideas how i could down a node at a particular time each day?

 

 

Any help would be much appreciated!