leapsecond file

[Cy Schubert]

In message <20160825001624.H1223 at naund.org>, Andreas Ott writes:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 06:55:37PM -0700, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > The file was obtained from USNO. Except for a $FreeBSD$ and a minor 
> > spelling fix that was brought forward from r298087, the file was not 
> > altered in any way. One of the problems is that the minor spelling fix 
> > invalidated the secure hash at the end of the file, ntpd ignores the file. 
> > r298087 needs to be reverted. (cc'd pfg@) I'll revert r298087.
> 
> If I read the hash instructions towards the bottom of the file, you should
> be good to fix typos or add $FreeBSD$ in a comment line, the only lines
> that are hashed are the data and time stamps. Syslog shows that during the
> last week the hash was considered OK on the file in 10.3-p7 with
>  $FreeBSD: releng/10.3/etc/ntp/leap-seconds 295461 2016-02-10 07:16:17Z cy $ 
> .
> 
> 2016 Aug 18 18:26:07 [ntp.notice] mon leapsecond file ('/var/db/ntpd.leap-sec
> onds.list'): good hash signature
> 2016 Aug 18 18:26:07 [ntp.notice] mon leapsecond file ('/var/db/ntpd.leap-sec
> onds.list'): loaded, expire=2016-06-01T00:00:00Z last=2015-07-01T00:00:00Z of
> s=36
> 2016 Aug 18 18:26:07 [ntp.err] mon leapsecond file ('/var/db/ntpd.leap-second
> s.list'): expired less than 79 days ago
> 2016 Aug 18 18:26:07 [console.info] mon Aug 18 18:26:07 mon ntpd[584]: leapse
> cond file ('/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list'): expired less than 79 days ago

The updated rc.d/ntpd will fix this.

> 
> > I'll revert pfg's spelling fixup which I had brought forward and I'll need 
> > to remove $FreeBSD$ as well, validating the hash again. Additional code 
> > will need to be added to rc.d/ntpd to replace the copy in /var/db if 
> > $FreeBSD$ exists.
> 
> Please check the hash instructions, I don't think it's needed to remove that.

IMO it's better to use the virgin leap-seconds file anyway to avoid any 
confusion as to its authenticity.


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