From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 21:50:40 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07D701065696 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:50:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout030.mac.com (asmtpout030.mac.com [17.148.16.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E01BF8FC13 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:50:39 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.209.4.71]) by asmtp030.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0LEZ00J53E03BD60@asmtp030.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:28 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1010190000 definitions=main-1101130140 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.2.15,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-01-13_09:2011-01-13, 2011-01-13, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 From: Chuck Swiger In-reply-to: <1294955182.10908.14.camel@localhost.localdomain> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:27 -0800 Message-id: <2062F50F-5D14-496C-A97A-FC4CDB3FDD3F@mac.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113204525.GB3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <579FC70C-5B5B-43B4-9E71-D765887FAF6F@mac.com> <20110113210319.GD3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <1294955182.10908.14.camel@localhost.localdomain> To: Devin Teske X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Cc: FreeBSD - Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:50:40 -0000 On Jan 13, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > This is nearly always accurate on any FreeBSD system (when wanting to > query the date the machine was built): > > ls -l /etc/defaults/rc.conf I gather that you don't ever run mergemaster, which would update this file? My machine installed in 2001 has a Dec 2010 date for that file: -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36037 Dec 1 14:13 /etc/defaults/rc.conf Regards, -- -Chuck