TIMEPROMPTWAIT

   TIMEPROMPTWAIT defines the number of seconds that you want a
   processor to wait for the time and date to be entered when a
   system boot occurs, if the processor's time-of-year clock does
   not contain a valid time. (The time unit of micro-fortnights
   is approximated as seconds in the implementation.) If the
   time specified by TIMEPROMPTWAIT elapses, the system continues
   the boot operation, and the date and time are set to the last
   recorded time that the system booted.

                                  NOTE

      VSI recommends that you set the correct system time before
      allowing the system to run, so that all functions using
      time-stamping (such as the operator log, the error log,
      accounting records, file creation dates, and file expiration
      dates) contain correct time values.

   Depending on the value specified for the TIMEPROMPTWAIT
   parameter, the system acts in one of the following ways:

   o  If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is 0, no prompt or wait occurs; the system
      boots immediately, using the time of the last boot as the
      system time.

   o  If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is a positive number less than 32768, one
      prompt is issued and the value dictates how many seconds you
      can take to respond with a time. If you do not provide a time
      before TIMEPROMPTWAIT elapses, the system boots, using the
      time of the last boot as the system time.

   o  If TIMEPROMPTWAIT is a number in the range of 32768 through
      65535, the prompt for the time is issued at intervals starting
      with 2 and doubling until 256 seconds is reached. If no
      response is received, the prompts restart, with the 2-second
      interval. This prompting process repeats indefinitely, until
      you specify a time.