Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:38:02 +0100 From: David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <AANLkTinvjcRLJ-86c2AOkDHidiAkxh1zSe0ZCmkuw24j@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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2011/1/13 Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>: > Quoth David Demelier on Thursday, 13 January 2011: >> Hello folks, >> >> I'm just guessing if there is a way to know a FreeBSD installation date. >> We can't look after the uname -a ident since an update of the FreeBSD >> kernel is possible. >> >> I think searching a file absolutely not touched ever in the system can >> helps but which one? >> >> markand@Melon ~ $ ls -l /root/.cshrc >> -rw-r--r-- =C2=A02 root =C2=A0wheel =C2=A0798 19 Jul 04:17 /root/.cshrc >> >> It seems that this file has the FreeBSD dist access time so can't refers >> to neither. >> >> Do you have any clue? >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- >> 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.= org" > > The date on the /home symlink reflects my install date. =C2=A0I don't thi= nk > anything would touch that. > > -- > Sterling (Chip) Camden =C2=A0 =C2=A0| sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D= /3A978E4F > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | = http://chipstips.com > And to be sure that anything can touch it you can add the the `uchf' flag to the symlink : markand@Melon ~ $ ls -l /home lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 11 Jan 2011 /home -> usr/home markand@Melon ~ $ sudo chflags uchg /home markand@Melon ~ $ sudo touch /home touch: /home: Operation not permitted But be careful, apply `uchg' flag on /home and not /home/. --=20 Demelier David
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