RE: Leap Second 2015-06-30 23:59:60 UTC

[William Bader]

> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:40:17 -0600
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Leap Second 2015-06-30 23:59:60 UTC
>
> Hmm... I don't know. Should this work? I admit to being confused here.
>
> $ date -u -d '2015-06-30 23:59:60 UTC'
> date: invalid date ‘2015-06-30 23:59:60 UTC’
>
> $ date -R -d '2015-06-30 23:59:59 UTC + 1 second'
> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:00:00 -0600
>
> I guess we have a little over three hours to find out! :-)
>
> Bob
>

There is a leap second every 18 months on average.

Can't you test it by turning off ntp and setting the system date just before one of the recent leap seconds?

The last leap second was added at 23:59:60 UTC on June 30, 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second

http://www.timeanddate.com/time/leapseconds.html

William