(Update posted, see below) As posted in multiple places around the web: Debian /etc/init.d/ntp stop date `date +"%m%d%H%M%C%y.%S"` Red Hat /etc/init.d/ntpd stop date `date +"%m%d%H%M%C%y.%S"` Update: This first manifested itself for us in our Java stacks -- all of our (dual processor) Tomcat servers were running at a load of 30-40.  However, this is a … Continue reading July 1 2012 Linux problems? High CPU/Load? Probably caused by the Leap Second!