Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:08:46 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <20110113230846.GJ3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <87hbdc4ddd.fsf@oak.localnet> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <BF2F84C5-AB13-4FE1-AB43-AD965E21980E@mac.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>
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--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 <freebsd@edvax.de> writes: >=20 > > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:27 -0800, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> 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--
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