# How to update the epoch in SumStats on the run

**URL:** https://community.zeek.org/t/how-to-update-the-epoch-in-sumstats-on-the-run/3414
**Category:** Zeek
**Created:** [January 7, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/how-to-update-the-epoch-in-sumstats-on-the-run/3414 "2015-01-07T01:53:36Z")
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### Author: ![Ren\_Wenyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ren\_Wenyu](https://community.zeek.org/u/Ren_Wenyu)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/how-to-update-the-epoch-in-sumstats-on-the-run/3414/1 "2015-01-07T01:53:36Z")

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Dear all,

Is there any way to modify the epoch value of the SumSats when it is running. I want to have the sampling frequency to adapt to changes in the traffic volume.

Thanks a lot,

Wenyu

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### Author: ![Ren\_Wenyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ren\_Wenyu](https://community.zeek.org/u/Ren_Wenyu)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/how-to-update-the-epoch-in-sumstats-on-the-run/3414/2 "2015-01-07T03:06:23Z")

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Solved, never mind.

Wenyu

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/how-to-update-the-epoch-in-sumstats-on-the-run/3414/3 "2022-05-06T15:42:19Z")

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