non-elevated users can not access system startup process start times, defaulting to time_t 0, displaying as Dec 31/Jan 1 depending on time zone, so instead use system boot time, which is within seconds of correct, to avoid WMI overhead getting correct system startup process start time
Brian Inglis (2): default ps -W process start time to system boot time when inaccessible, 0, -1 get and convert boot time once and use as needed winsup/utils/ps.cc | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.17.0