From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 23:08:51 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 7931D1065673 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:08:51 +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 479A08FC16 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:08:51 +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 1PdWHd-0001xh-UF for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:08:47 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:08:46 -0800 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:08:46 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110113230846.GJ3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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> <2062F50F-5D14-496C-A97A-FC4CDB3FDD3F@mac.com> <20110113233016.5de7b7b8.freebsd@edvax.de> <87hbdc4ddd.fsf@oak.localnet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Xssso5lpTBgMxDfe" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87hbdc4ddd.fsf@oak.localnet> 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 23:08:51 -0000 --Xssso5lpTBgMxDfe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Carl Johnson on Thursday, 13 January 2011: > Polytropon writes: >=20 > > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:27 -0800, Chuck Swiger wrot= e: > >> 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): > >> >=20 > >> > ls -l /etc/defaults/rc.conf > >>=20 > >> 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: > >>=20 > >> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36037 Dec 1 14:13 /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > > > Exactly that was my thought. Maybe a file that is NOT subject > > to one of the system upgrade procedures would be better? Maybe > > something in /boot? > > > > % ls -l /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 34300 Aug 24 2008 /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > % ls -l /boot/defaults/loader.conf > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 19426 Aug 24 2008 /boot/defaults/loader.conf > > > > No, forget about that, also nonsense, looks to new... >=20 > How about /var/empty: >=20 > % ls -ldo /var/empty/ > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel schg 512 Jul 18 19:16 /var/empty/ >=20 > It can be changed, but doesn't look likely. >=20 > --=20 > Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org >=20 > _______________________________________________ > 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" On my system, it gives a date several months in advance of my install date (Nov 21 2009). --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | http://chipstips.= com --Xssso5lpTBgMxDfe Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNL4X+AAoJEIpckszW26+RT6wIALQAaGZ4K7xKgGkJIPnZGE5a AuYzV8U0vsh/kwR5RD0JXr76bMHucuju4ZeVF8uvVflVBwXYxDVFSLO+fN1Yq1Kd 2shcrnJxXUkN5KRPzdGegxrbkx8Q4813xpdO8uH+JuLDegtyZRUpLkwd1J7e96eD AvaapPZB1tyFw/NCDspHivrV4HytcMnfl4hfZdHIJLxK5SpZDKoM/4psnoCJku8s RMqPtTmE9BW2Ktq4Y6mEBriq5N/Hipg+3PDiaT4Yvb4xgYYBqOglgtGXsoqlxmnP M/h6kRVjMRCVf1FNAFJ9yDXZZ+VB4J7T3fIH6jZrLnWUR/DeW4y9pwqBAi8wxQU= =k5AV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Xssso5lpTBgMxDfe--