[hobbit] rrd error messages

[Ralph Mitchell]

On 6/25/07, Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 12:03:49PM -0400, Steve Holmes wrote:
>
> > >2007-05-21 09:42:52 RRD error updating
> > >/var/hobbit/data/rrd/client.purdue.edu/memory.real.rrd from
> > >128.210.xxx.xxx: illegal
> > >attempt to update using time 1179754972 when last update time is
> > >2146959360 (minimum one second step)
>
> There are several potential reasons for this, but right now you should
> just take my word that it's harmless.

Are you sure it's harmless in this particular case??  As a time value,
that number evaluates to Tue Jan 12 19:36:00 2038.  If the rrd has an
entry with that datestamp, it won't accept new input for the next 30
years...

Ralph Mitchell