diff --git a/chrony-1.23-editline.patch b/chrony-1.23-editline.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bba92d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrony-1.23-editline.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+commit 84cbeeadd1d3cbdd35a85f9866d08f5507fcaf62
+Author: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
+Date:   Fri Jul 17 12:38:37 2009 +0200
+
+    Add editline support
+    
+    GNU readline recently changed license to GPLv3+ which makes it
+    incompatible with chrony (GPLv2). This patch adds support for editline
+    library (BSD license).
+
+diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
+index b4f65f0..d034982 100644
+--- a/client.c
++++ b/client.c
+@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@
+ #include "memory.h"
+ 
+ #ifdef FEAT_READLINE
++#ifdef USE_EDITLINE
++#include <editline/readline.h>
++#else
+ #include <readline/readline.h>
+ #include <readline/history.h>
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ #ifdef HAS_STDINT_H
+ #include <stdint.h>
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index 1ff2bbf..3762903 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ for instance \`--prefix=$HOME'.
+ 
+ For better control, use the options below.
+   --disable-readline     Don't try to use GNU readline
++  --with-editline        Use editline library instead of readline
+   --readline-dir=DIR     Specify parent of readline include and lib directories
+   --readline-inc-dir=DIR Specify where readline include directory is
+   --readline-lib-dir=DIR Specify where readline lib directory is
+@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ SYSDEFS=""
+ 
+ # Support for readline (on by default)
+ feat_readline=1
++use_editline=0
+ feat_rtc=1
+ feat_linuxcaps=0
+ readline_lib=""
+@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ do
+     --disable-readline )
+       feat_readline=0
+     ;;
++    --with-editline )
++      use_editline=1
++    ;;
+     --with-readline-library=* )
+       readline_lib=-L`echo $option | sed -e 's/^.*=//;'`
+     ;;
+@@ -341,8 +346,13 @@ else
+ fi
+ 
+ if [ $feat_readline = "1" ]; then
+-  READLINE_COMPILE="-DFEAT_READLINE=1 $readline_inc"
+-  READLINE_LINK="$readline_lib $ncurses_lib -lreadline -lncurses"
++  if [ $use_editline = "1" ]; then
++    READLINE_COMPILE="-DFEAT_READLINE=1 -DUSE_EDITLINE=1 $readline_inc"
++    READLINE_LINK="$readline_lib -ledit"
++  else
++    READLINE_COMPILE="-DFEAT_READLINE=1 $readline_inc"
++    READLINE_LINK="$readline_lib $ncurses_lib -lreadline -lncurses"
++  fi
+ else
+   READLINE_COMPILE=""
+   READLINE_LINK=""
diff --git a/chrony.spec b/chrony.spec
index db77053..e7eb954 100644
--- a/chrony.spec
+++ b/chrony.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           chrony
 Version:        1.23
-Release:        5.20081106gitbe42b4%{?dist}
+Release:        6.20081106gitbe42b4%{?dist}
 Summary:        An NTP client/server
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ Patch3:         chrony-1.23-gethost.patch
 Patch4:         chrony-1.23-res.patch
 Patch5:         chrony-1.23-cap.patch
 Patch6:         chrony-1.23-s390.patch
+Patch7:         chrony-1.23-editline.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-BuildRequires:  libcap-devel readline-devel bison texinfo
+BuildRequires:  libcap-devel libedit-devel bison texinfo
 
 Requires(pre):  shadow-utils
 Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig /sbin/install-info
@@ -44,16 +45,14 @@ cp -p %{SOURCE6} .
 %patch4 -p1 -b .res
 %patch5 -p1 -b .cap
 %patch6 -p1 -b .s390
-
-# don't link with ncurses
-sed -i 's|-lncurses||' configure
+%patch7 -p1 -b .editline
 
 %build
 bison -o getdate.c getdate.y
 
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -pie -fpie"
 # configure doesn't support --bindir --sbindir options, install manually
-./configure --enable-linuxcaps
+./configure --enable-linuxcaps --with-editline
 make %{?_smp_mflags} all docs
 
 %install
@@ -125,6 +124,10 @@ fi
 %dir %attr(-,chrony,chrony) %{_localstatedir}/log/chrony
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 17 2009 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> 1.23-6.20081106gitbe42b4
+- switch to editline
+- support arbitrary chronyc commands in init script
+
 * Mon Jun 08 2009 Dan Horak <dan[at]danny.cz> 1.23-5.20081106gitbe42b4
 - add patch with support for s390/s390x
 
diff --git a/chronyd.init b/chronyd.init
index f8d33ec..2d7b155 100644
--- a/chronyd.init
+++ b/chronyd.init
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ case "$1" in
         rh_status_q || exit 7
         chrony_command $1
         ;;
+    command)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        chrony_command "$2"
+        ;;
     *)
-        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload|cyclelogs|online|offline}"
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload|cyclelogs|online|offline|command}"
         exit 2
 esac
 exit $?