> Source: [sk163614](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk163614)

# sk163614 - monitord causes high CPU load in R80.10, R80.20, and R80.30

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk163614 |
| Date Created | 2019-11-20 |
| Last Modified | 2023-09-20 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * High CPU usage on the Security gateway due to *monitord*.
* *monitord* logs show:  
  `
  "monitord[]: Time shift detected !!!"`  
  `
  "monitord[]: Posible Time shift detected !!!"`  
  `
  "monitord[]: IsItRealTimeShift:Time shift detected. exiting"`  
  `
  `
* Even though the user clears *monitord* (as per [sk93587](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk93587) and [sk102988](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk102988)), the issue persists.

## Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.30](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.30/Default.htm) starting from Take 241
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20/Default.htm) starting from Take 187
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.10](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk116380) starting from Take 283

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