diff -up sysstat-9.0.6.1/sar.c.pom sysstat-9.0.6.1/sar.c
--- sysstat-9.0.6.1/sar.c.pom	2009-10-17 15:08:21.000000000 +0200
+++ sysstat-9.0.6.1/sar.c	2010-10-04 12:21:13.383442188 +0200
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void reverse_check_act(unsigned int act_
  * @curr	Index in array for current sample statistics.
  ***************************************************************************
 */
-void sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(int curr)
+int  sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(int curr)
 {
 	struct tm *ltm;
 
@@ -257,10 +257,17 @@ void sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(int
 		rectime.tm_hour = record_hdr[curr].hour;
 		rectime.tm_min  = record_hdr[curr].minute;
 		rectime.tm_sec  = record_hdr[curr].second;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	else {
 		ltm = localtime((const time_t *) &record_hdr[curr].ust_time);
+
+		/* localtime procedure could not finish successful */
+		if (ltm == NULL)
+			return 1;
+
 		rectime = *ltm;
+		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -312,13 +319,17 @@ int check_line_hdr(void)
  * @cur_time	Timestamp string.
  ***************************************************************************
 */
-void set_record_timestamp_string(int curr, char *cur_time, int len)
+int set_record_timestamp_string(int curr, char *cur_time, int len)
 {
+	int ret;
 	/* Fill timestamp structure */
-	sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(curr);
+	ret = sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(curr);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Set cur_time date value */
 	strftime(cur_time, len, "%X", &rectime);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -407,6 +418,7 @@ int write_stats(int curr, int read_from_
 		int use_tm_end, int reset, unsigned int act_id)
 {
 	int i;
+	int ret;
 	unsigned long long itv, g_itv;
 	static int cross_day = 0;
 	static __nr_t cpu_nr = -1;
@@ -423,9 +435,14 @@ int write_stats(int curr, int read_from_
 	}
 
 	/* Set previous timestamp */
-	set_record_timestamp_string(!curr, timestamp[!curr], 16);
+	ret = set_record_timestamp_string(!curr, timestamp[!curr], 16);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Set current timestamp */
-	set_record_timestamp_string(curr,  timestamp[curr],  16);
+	ret = set_record_timestamp_string(curr,  timestamp[curr],  16);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Check if we are beginning a new day */
 	if (use_tm_start && record_hdr[!curr].ust_time &&
@@ -569,8 +586,11 @@ int sar_print_special(int curr, int use_
 {
 	char cur_time[26];
 	int dp = 1;
+	int ret;
 
-	set_record_timestamp_string(curr, cur_time, 26);
+	ret = set_record_timestamp_string(curr, cur_time, 26);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* The record must be in the interval specified by -s/-e options */
 	if ((use_tm_start && (datecmp(&rectime, &tm_start) < 0)) ||
@@ -865,7 +885,8 @@ void read_stats_from_file(char from_file
 				 */
 				read_file_stat_bunch(act, 0, ifd, file_hdr.sa_nr_act,
 						     file_actlst);
-				sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(0);
+				if (sar_get_record_timestamp_struct(0))
+					continue;
 			}
 		}
 		while ((rtype == R_RESTART) || (rtype == R_COMMENT) ||