k3s-io/k3s · error

server time isn't set properly: %v

Error message

server time isn't set properly: %v

What it means

Error "server time isn't set properly: %v" thrown in k3s-io/k3s.

Source

Thrown at pkg/cli/cmds/log.go:71

			rErr = err
			return
		}

		if err := checkUnixTimestamp(); err != nil {
			rErr = err
			return
		}

		setupLogging()
	})
	return rErr
}

func checkUnixTimestamp() error {
	timeNow := time.Now()
	// check if time before 01/01/1980
	if timeNow.Before(time.Unix(315532800, 0)) {
		return fmt.Errorf("server time isn't set properly: %v", timeNow)
	}
	return nil
}

func setupLogging() {
	grpclog.SetLoggerV2(grpclog.NewLoggerV2(io.Discard, io.Discard, io.Discard))
	if Debug {
		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
	}
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 6ba341e396)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/cli/cmds/log.go:71 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of k3s-io/k3s@6ba341e396 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6ef8091188805401. Report an issue: GitHub.