[rancid] Avoid Boot Flash :Flash changes in cisco routers

['heasley']

Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:13:11PM +0000, 'heasley':
> Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 06:50:46PM +0000, 'heasley':
> > Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 05:54:49PM +0100, Nick Hilliard:
> > > 'heasley' wrote:
> > > > the line is from the tty timestamp mis-feature, disabled with on of
> > > > 
> > > > terminal no-timestamp
> > > > terminal exec prompt no-timestamp
> > > > 
> > > > if you want to disable dir commands in rancid, see rancid.types.conf(5).
> > > 
> > > incidentally, this mechanism doesn't work on XRv for the admin commands.
> > >  Here's some sample output:
> > > 
> > > > RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#admin show license
> > > > 
> > > > nick connected from 127.0.0.1 using console on xr-vm_node0_RP0_CPU0
> > > > sysadmin-vm:0_RP0# terminal length 0
> > > > Mon Jun  26 16:52:28.311 UTC
> > > > sysadmin-vm:0_RP0# show license
> > > > ------------------------^
> > > > syntax error: element does not exist
> > > > sysadmin-vm:0_RP0#
> > > > 
> > > > RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#
> > > 
> > > In this instance, there's no way to disable the CLI timestamps in admin
> > > mode, so rancid picks them up in the config generation.
> > > 
> > > Nick

breif note; there are filters for this in the alpha image.

> > i vaguely remember opening a DDTS for that and other cli bugs for xrv.  I'll
> > check the list; then you too can subscribe to it or open your own.
> 
> I've looked; I can't find that a DDTS was opened for us; it was only an
> EFT complaint.
> 
> we'll open one.  you should too - please.