Index: smbd/process.c
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--- smbd/process.c	(Revision 11138)
+++ smbd/process.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@
 	static time_t last_smb_conf_reload_time = 0;
 	static time_t last_printer_reload_time = 0;
 	time_t printcap_cache_time = (time_t)lp_printcap_cache_time();
+	unsigned int spread;
 
 	if(last_smb_conf_reload_time == 0) {
 		last_smb_conf_reload_time = t;
@@ -1410,7 +1411,9 @@
 		mypid = getpid();
 	}
 
-	if (reload_after_sighup || (t >= last_smb_conf_reload_time+SMBD_RELOAD_CHECK)) {
+	generate_random_buffer((unsigned char *)&spread, sizeof(spread));
+
+	if (reload_after_sighup || (t >= last_smb_conf_reload_time+SMBD_RELOAD_CHECK+(spread%120))) {
 		reload_services(True);
 		reload_after_sighup = False;
 		last_smb_conf_reload_time = t;