From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 20:38:27 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 4A97A106564A for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:38:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1206D8FC19 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:38:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PdTw5-00077L-N6 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:38:22 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:38:21 -0800 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:38:21 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com 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 20:38:27 -0000 --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth David Demelier on Thursday, 13 January 2011: > Hello folks, >=20 > I'm just guessing if there is a way to know a FreeBSD installation date.= =20 > We can't look after the uname -a ident since an update of the FreeBSD=20 > kernel is possible. >=20 > I think searching a file absolutely not touched ever in the system can=20 > helps but which one? >=20 > markand@Melon ~ $ ls -l /root/.cshrc > -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 798 19 Jul 04:17 /root/.cshrc >=20 > It seems that this file has the FreeBSD dist access time so can't refers= =20 > to neither. >=20 > Do you have any clue? >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > --=20 > David Demelier > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" The date on the /home symlink reflects my install date. I don't think anything would touch that. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | http://chipstips.= com --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNL2K9AAoJEIpckszW26+RQS0H/ikiwydyA/8aZk2mEUxWjIoN e/cUch/t0o/EtqyvU9MXplopXskaFsghaUL2G2gWfX+ziSRWHIpnRCTbvDUmbt4k YILo/ZxF/F2b4+7GZ4YwkimniaDt8HFCfvdteG4F2LZddrkAy7Ir4DPEGG6x8kBz 0S2Zdkreuyk5QoT5rki94tmnem6nImgcfWgXCFZ94maYJd0SdmXWHoBN0ap0+y22 MOvs5yG8dgoZtL5Olyk/ep+FA8PLq29OrZM2cX1oQHtdu4TvKOMp/1UqMSyMwonU iHlTq49A6+TXIhyYpcIlIbw8Ik1LVRDgP+k1xwLymlzI1Vgnbx7AlTnSvjoJm0Y= =mP/D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi--