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Splunkforwarder : System time went forwards by XX...

splunkreal
Influencer

Hello guys,

what does this mean : "System time went forwards by 31.74..." from splunkforwarder (Windows v7.1.4)?

Thanks for your help.

* If this helps, please upvote or accept solution if it solved *
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jcrabb_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

As others have mentioned, it means the host's OS time updated and moved forward by 31.74 seconds. The time may drifted and was corrected by the NTP server. It's nothing to be concerned with.

Jacob
Sr. Technical Support Engineer

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jcrabb_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

As others have mentioned, it means the host's OS time updated and moved forward by 31.74 seconds. The time may drifted and was corrected by the NTP server. It's nothing to be concerned with.

Jacob
Sr. Technical Support Engineer

ryhluc01
Communicator

It sounds like splunk is adjusting its timestamp based on the time stamp of your data

koshyk
Super Champion

I believe it means, that the time within the Client Operating System changed time (or adjusted with NTP)

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