Re: Invalid uptime warning messages

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     I wrote:
>     At 10:00 p.m. my tor server began issuing a warning message about a

     Apparently, my contact lens blurred and I misread the time.  Obviously,
I should have typed 10:08 p.m.

>negative uptime:
>
>Feb 16 16:30:26.059 [notice] Your IP address seems to have changed to 66.225.36.43. Updating.
>Feb 16 16:30:31.007 [notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
>Feb 16 16:30:49.556 [notice] Performing bandwidth self-test...done.
>Feb 16 16:33:46.139 [notice] Self-testing indicates your DirPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent.
>Feb 16 22:08:02.031 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:09:01.581 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:10:02.879 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:11:04.153 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:12:04.540 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:13:05.834 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:14:07.146 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:15:07.441 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:16:10.859 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>Feb 16 22:17:09.581 [warn] Invalid uptime "-19907"
>
>It has continued to issue these messages about every minute all through the
>night so far.  What exactly is it complaining about?  An error in its own
>uptime?  The system uptime looks valid to me.  What causes this to happen?
>Is there a way to fix it while it's running?  Or does it just have to be
>restarted?


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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