wcm: %OSAPI-4-TIME_SHIFT_DETECTED: Detected backward time shift

[mithunapaul]

Hello

i have seen this below given error in one of our data centre switch. i googled on it and didn't find any thing to why and what will be the root cause of it.

just came to know this is some kind of bug. but want to know why we this and what it will do with real time newtork,i mean its impact

wcm: %OSAPI-4-TIME_SHIFT_DETECTED: Detected backward time shift

[Mark Malone]

The bug is cosmetic there is currently no fix either yet available looking on bug tool output 

[dmarekatc]

I've seen this message pop up for the first time as well, using 03.07.02E ( & with 3.7.1E) on a WS-C3850-48U, in Install mode.

It is synced to our NTP server(s).