[Bug 249163] /var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list is initialized with an expired file

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            Bug ID: 249163
           Summary: /var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list is initialized with an
                    expired file
           Product: Base System
           Version: 11.3-RELEASE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: conf
          Assignee: bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: martin at lispworks.com

I have just set up a 11.3-RELEASE-p13 VM with ntpd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf
and found that the mechanism for installing the first
/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list always installs an expired file (expires 28
December 2019).

The problem is in /etc/rc.d/ntpd: ntpd_precmd calls ntpd_init_leapfile, which
copies the expired file /etc/ntp/leap-seconds to
/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list. Then, ntpd_fetch_leapfile is never called
because /var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list exists.

As a result, ntpd gives these messages on startup:

Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: ntpd 4.2.8p12-a (1): Starting
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /etc/ntp.conf
-p /var/run/ntpd.pid -f /var/db/ntpd.drift
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]:
----------------------------------------------------
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: ntp-4 is maintained by Network Time
Foundation,
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: Inc. (NTF), a non-profit 501(c)(3)
public-benefit
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: corporation.  Support and training for ntp-4
are
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]: available at https://www.nwtime.org/support
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3477]:
----------------------------------------------------
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3478]: leapsecond file
('/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list'): good hash signature
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3478]: leapsecond file
('/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list'): loaded, expire=2019-12-28T00:00:00Z
last=2017-01-01T00:00:00Z ofs=37
Sep  4 18:09:27 test ntpd[3478]: leapsecond file
('/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list'): expired 252 days ago

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