[Bug 204549] freebsd-update should fetch e.g. /etc/ntp.conf.default

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            Bug ID: 204549
           Summary: freebsd-update should fetch e.g. /etc/ntp.conf.default
           Product: Base System
           Version: 9.3-RELEASE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: conf
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: dave at horsfall.org

If I modify /etc/ntp.conf to add say my ADSL router, freebsd-update will not
retrieve any new version.  Instead, it should maintain say
/etc/ntp.conf.default, and let the user sort it out.

If I dare to modify a user-modifiable file:

aneurin# freebsd-update fetch          
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... none found.
Fetching metadata signature for 9.3-RELEASE from update.FreeBSD.org... done.
Fetching metadata index... done.
Inspecting system... done.
Preparing to download files... done.

The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have
been downloaded because the files have been modified locally:
/etc/ntp.conf

The following files will be removed as part of updating to 9.3-RELEASE-p30:

aneurin# 

If I capitulate and put the original back:

aneurin# freebsd-update fetch        
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... none found.
Fetching metadata signature for 9.3-RELEASE from update.FreeBSD.org... done.
Fetching metadata index... done.
Inspecting system... done.
Preparing to download files... done.

The following files will be removed as part of updating to 9.3-RELEASE-p30:

aneurin#

I then have to restore my changes...

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