Re: Clock skew detected?

[Jan Carlson <janc iname com>]

"Hossein S. Zadeh" wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> I just received a new server today. After installing RH5.2, I got the
> latest kernel (2.2.2), and compiled it. I noticed that any invokation of
> 'make' results in the following error:
> make: *** Warning:  Clock skew detected.  Your build may be incomplete.
> 
> I should add that the compiled kernel works fine. Compile of the very same
> kernel source on my workstation (also RH5.2) does not produce any error.
> 
> I wonder if the error could be a result of a faulty M/B or an almost dead
> BIOS battery? Any ideas?

Clock skew means your clock is or was wrong
when certain files got their timestamps.  

1. Set the time and date, reboot and verify the time.

2. Fix the timestamps on files created while the time was wrong.
   # cd /usr/src/linux; make mrproper; make clean

3. Get all files back from the future.
   Make sure the time is right, then

   # touch /tmp/now
   # find / -newer /tmp/now | xargs touch

   Instead of touching these files, it might be better to remove
   and recreate or reinstall them.

Cheers,

Jan Carlson
janc iname com   Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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