Re:Leap second causing Linux server crashes?
by duskwuff on Sunday July 01, 2012 @12:51AM
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> Just set the clock to today (or any day with a leap second), and watch what happens.
That won't work. The bug is only triggered when an upstream NTP server reports that a leap second was scheduled. Since leap seconds aren't predictable (and aren't even scheduled very far in advance), just setting the time back to the date of a previous leap second won't do anything.
That won't work. The bug is only triggered when an upstream NTP server reports that a leap second was scheduled. Since leap seconds aren't predictable (and aren't even scheduled very far in advance), just setting the time back to the date of a previous leap second won't do anything.