git: 11da791920ba - main - leapseconds: Update to the canonical place.
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Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:14:36 UTC
The branch main has been updated by imp:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=11da791920ba285f0832f09cb504ac81e35ff8d1
commit 11da791920ba285f0832f09cb504ac81e35ff8d1
Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-02-06 23:11:38 +0000
Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-02-06 23:12:59 +0000
leapseconds: Update to the canonical place.
IERS is the source of truth for leap seconds. Their leapsecond file is
updated most quickly and is always right (unlike the IANA one which
often lags). IERS operates this public service for the express purpose
of random people downloading it. Their terms of service are compatible
with open source (we could include this in our release). Rather than
fighting with questions around this because the IANA one changed
locations or the auto update script broken, just use this.
This is in preference to the NIST ftp copy. NIST is in the process of
retiring their FTP services.
Sponsored by: Netflix
Reviewed by: philip, delphij, cy
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43752
---
libexec/rc/rc.conf | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
index 145e0b70ca3b..20f0a6375a9e 100644
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.conf
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ ntpd_flags="" # Additional flags to ntpd
ntp_src_leapfile="/etc/ntp/leap-seconds"
# Initial source for ntpd leapfile
ntp_db_leapfile="/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list"
- # Working copy (updated weekly) leapfile
-ntp_leapfile_sources="https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/leap-seconds.list"
+ # Canonical place to get the leap seconds from
+ntp_leapfile_sources="https://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/ntp/leap-seconds.list"
# Source from which to fetch leapfile
ntp_leapfile_fetch_opts="-mq" # Options to use for ntp leapfile fetch,
# e.g. --no-verify-peer