On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 04:30:24 +0000 "Boylan, Ross" <ross.boy...@ucsf.edu> wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 1.4.9 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > Severity note: This appears to be relatively trivial problem in its impact > on the system. However, it has two possible more serious consequences: > 1. The logs will end up taking a lot of space because of the constant messges. > 2. The repeated randomization may end up producing really wild random numbers, > as a result of which the timers may fire either way too fast or way too slow. > > The log spam also makes it more difficult to identify interesting things in > the log (I know > there are ways around that), and the whole process must impose some > performance penalty. > > * What led up to the situation? > After a recent upgrade to stretch, my logs are filled with messages like this > Apr 19 12:38:27 ross-mail systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 9h 57min > 34.907602s random time. > Apr 19 12:38:27 ross-mail systemd[1]: apt-daily-upgrade.timer: Adding 51min > 17.211953s random time. > Apr 19 12:38:32 ross-mail systemd[1]: Time has been changed
The underlying problem is, that your system time constantly changes. As a result, systemd will recalculate its timers. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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