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+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
+from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
+
+import re
+
+class RTCTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if self.tc.td.get('VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager') == 'systemd':
+            self.logger.debug('Stopping systemd-timesyncd daemon')
+            self.target.run('systemctl disable --now systemd-timesyncd')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.tc.td.get('VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager') == 'systemd':
+            self.logger.debug('Starting systemd-timesyncd daemon')
+            self.target.run('systemctl enable --now systemd-timesyncd')
+
+    @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
+    @OEHasPackage(['coreutils', 'busybox'])
+    def test_rtc(self):
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('hwclock -r')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to get RTC time, output: %s' % output)
+        
+        (status, current_datetime) = self.target.run('date +"%m%d%H%M%Y"')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to get system current date & time, output: %s' % current_datetime)
+
+        example_datetime = '062309452008'
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('date %s ; hwclock -w ; hwclock -r' % example_datetime)
+        check_hwclock = re.search('2008-06-23 09:45:..', output)
+        self.assertTrue(check_hwclock, msg='The RTC time was not set correctly, output: %s' % output)
+
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('date %s' % current_datetime)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to reset system date & time, output: %s' % output)
+        
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('hwclock -w')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to reset RTC time, output: %s' % output)
+