--- shimi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replying to myself because I found the CAUSE, but > not the REASON. > > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:13 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 00:52:25 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:14 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 00:52:26 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:15 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 00:52:27 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:17 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 00:52:29 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:18 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 00:52:32 IDT 2007 > toast ~ # date > Sun Apr 22 01:25:21 IDT 2007 > > Appears time is alternating 32 minutes back and > forth all the time (perhaps > every second or so?). The kernel internal > timekeeping seems to work. If I > issue a "sleep 5" at the shell, it returns after 5 > seconds. However if I TIME > that command I am receiving very weird results, > like: > > # time sleep 5 > > real -.m+*.253s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.000s > > # time sleep 5 > > real 33m7.761s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.000s > > Obviously 'time' is looking at the same alternating > value that 'date' is. Same > goes for 'ps' - I look at the process start time, > and every time I invoke > 'ps', all the values go 32 minutes back and forth in > time. > > I stopped ntpd and it is still happening so this is > not the cause. May be you have ntpdate running ? ntpd by itself don't change time, but ntpdate did.
You can disconnect your box from the network and check again how tine behave. Valery, > > Still looking for ideas :) > > Thanks, > > -- Shimi > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., > run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
