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@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen>
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<para>When running on older and slower hardware or on systems under
- load, some tests can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para>
+ load, some tests can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.
+ Modifying the make check command to set a TIMEOUTFACTOR is reported help
+ eliminate these errors (e.g. <command>TIMEOUTFACTOR=16
+ make -k check</command>).</para>
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