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systemd spams journal due to time changed by sclockadj, rewrite of sclockadj, sclockadj2
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bug 1
100 % CPU bug:


bug 2
systemd spams journal due to time changed by sclockadj


AvdN built a sclockadj replacement written in python, but more work is needed:
https://github.com/Whonix/sdwdate/pull/4


Forum discussion:
https://forums.whonix.org/t/sclockadj2-slow-clock-adjuster-prevent-fingerprintable-clock-adjustments


Related:
T621


Deprecated:

Patrick asked on stackexchange:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/166639/how-to-disable-systemds-time-has-been-changed-message-spam-in-systemd-journal

Jason:
The only way I see to avoid systemd spam is to change the logging level in the conf file. How is it that adjtimex changes the clock without a systemd message? Maybe sclockadj can do that.

Migrated from github:
https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/issues/363

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Patrick renamed this task from systemd spams journal due to time changed by sclockadj to systemd spams journal due to time changed by sclockadj, rewrite of sclockadj, sclockadj2.Jun 21 2015, 12:01 PM

sclockadj3 is done -> T686.

log spam is in different ticket -> T691.