Leap Second

[Steven Stern]

On 07/02/2012 10:25 AM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I recommend that anyone not familiar with the term "leap second" check
> out all of their Linux systems. Most likely a piece of software is
> running in an infinite loop due to the added second on July 1st. Your
> system may also appear to be running normally but double-check your
> system load to make sure it is less than 1.00. I had several affected
> systems so Fedora was not ready (and I didn't bother to ready my systems).
> 
> If you have high system load there are two solutions:
> 1. Reboot, or...
> 2. Manually set the date with "date". Ex: "date 07021025" for July 2nd,
> 10:25 AM.
> 
> FYI,
> Michael
> 

No problem on two Fedora systems, two Centos 5 systems and two Centos 6
systems. What application went wacky for you?

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-- Steve