From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 16:07:19 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 2D023106567A for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:07:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f54.google.com (mail-ew0-f54.google.com [209.85.215.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B17628FC1B for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:07:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy24 with SMTP id 24so1446280ewy.13 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:07:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=T3sCNe2ogweLSlpmjERHpOAVRpDomTO2dicf8lssmhA=; b=I8GQIpkECkZCLKYpEArfNQ6QAKGzD1ZCrEprXeQI3U3K8Y1lfRnH4s3BwuGRvYYuPX oYn502T2xV+yi8G6TOwdEMXhEBqEudhXwa5vMUP03APArVln43vy+UlRwn8uyR5BkbVO fcXqpbeuuQl2CeJpamh2yUvQXKEQnzzY50P/M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=kmnU11d5+1Jp3h8hHKPusngqF6NtKZzb37MJQGhNKisp/h5PSdtXA4B4owUc3rZXFK grphmayn80W/1VmQL1dn0IMYLdNYA7I9z/ey9jdxe6xNgEhgzF4dj+MlcJz1r1RVtoSL fwZ6VvEMsD78dKgDo5hkZYtVKJlgWNWRGThDY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.10.208 with SMTP id 58mr433777wev.14.1295021237123; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:07:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.229.73 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:07:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110114153745.GC21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20110114153745.GC21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:07:16 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 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: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:07:19 -0000 On 14 January 2011 15:37, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth n j on Friday, 14 January 2011: > > >>> 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. > > > > How about looking at /proc or /mnt? > > > > On a couple of my boxes that I checked, those files came up being the > > oldest and probably match the installation date. > > > > -- > > Nino > > For me, /proc is older, /mnt is newer, than the install date. > > -- > Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | > http://chipstips.com > its nice to know the installation date, but im not sure what it gains you technically.