Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:23:37 +0000 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <20110114172337.523231ab@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20110114153212.GA21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113232321.5857ad0f@gumby.homeunix.com> <AANLkTi=OQiL=r5ZxxfMtaf6DduPYM5B4Q4JVRsN466GK@mail.gmail.com> <20110114153212.GA21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:13 -0800 Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > > sodserve# stat -f "%SB %N" /* > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /COPYRIGHT > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /bin > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /boot > > Dec 31 18:59:59 1969 /dev > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /etc > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /lib > > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /libexec > > > > sodserve# stat -f "%SB %N" / > > Jan 9 04:39:59 2011 / > > For me, that gets the Nov 21 2009 date, which is earlier than my > install date. > > So far, /etc/hostid and the /home symlink seem to be the winners. > I think you'd have to look at a few dates. hostid hasn't been around all that long, so it could have the date of the first boot after the change was picked-up. There are legitimate reasons for modifying or creating a /home symlink.
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