[CentOS] leap second and Centos

m.roth at 5-cent.us
2015-03-06T19:50:32Z

Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Chris Adams <linux at cmadams.net>
wrote:
>> Once upon a time, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> said:
>>> Does anyone have a succinct summary of how to prove to
>>> management-types that a given linux box won't have a problem
with the
>>> leap second?   Like kernel > some_version, tzdata >
some_version,
>>> tzdata-java > some_version?
>>
>> Only way to "prove" it is to set up a test and try it.
>
> I don't think I need to 'prove' that computer programs do
repeatable
> things.  I just want to know the version numbers that need to be
> installed - something relatively easy to check.
<snip>
Two other thoughts: first, that it worked perfectly fine the last leap
second, and second, that ntpd, according to the manpage, can and will
adjust for seconds of difference with no problem at all, since that's
it's
job.

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