[tor-bugs] #26987 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor seems to be reading from two different time sources in a macOS VM

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#26987: Tor seems to be reading from two different time sources in a macOS VM
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 Reporter:  teor             |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  macos, tor-time  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Another set of chutney logs:
 {{{
 FAIL: basic-min
 Detail: chutney/tools/warnings.sh /Users/base/chutney/net/nodes.1534738534
 Warning: Our clock is 8 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes behind the time
 published in the consensus network status document (2018-08-20 04:15:50
 UTC).  Tor needs an accurate clock to work correctly. Please check your
 time and date settings! Number: 1
 Warning: Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 45%: Asking for relay descriptors
 for internal paths. (Clock skew -765211 in microdesc flavor consensus from
 CONSENSUS; CLOCK_SKEW; count 1; recommendation warn; host ? at ?) Number:
 1
 Warning: Received a bad CERTS cell from 127.0.0.1:5000: Invalid
 certificate chain! Number: 1
 Warning: Received a bad CERTS cell from 127.0.0.1:5002: Invalid
 certificate chain! Number: 1
 Warning: Received a bad CERTS cell: At least one certificate expired.
 Number: 2
 Warning: Received microdesc flavor consensus with skewed time (CONSENSUS):
 It seems that our clock is behind by 8 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes, or that
 theirs is ahead. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your
 time, timezone, and date settings. Number: 1
 Warning: Your system clock just jumped 765219 seconds backward; assuming
 established circuits no longer work. Number: 3
 Warning: Your system clock just jumped 765221 seconds forward; assuming
 established circuits no longer work. Number: 3
 Warning: http status 400 ("Rejected: Your clock is set too far in the
 future, or your timezone is not correct.") response from dirserver
 '127.0.0.1:7000'. Please correct. Number: 1
 Warning: http status 400 ("Rejected: Your clock is set too far in the
 future, or your timezone is not correct.") response from dirserver
 '127.0.0.1:7001'. Please correct. Number: 1
 }}}

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