Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 08:43:25 -0700 From: Henrik Andersen <henke.andersen@gmail.com> To: cronfy <cronfy@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting the running patch level Message-ID: <CAJLwSwBxEVSQUKc-aCtFKnE0EPZo2f=URfDz2L6_p%2BrOx4LtcQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJVM2mpitfhTQfSOaqG3x_9fHdkOMT7gEonDJE6T_XUBtLUe6w@mail.gmail.com> References: <5023a174.c4df440a.09cc.ffffd3d2SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <3FB858A6-807A-45E7-880B-F27D9C884827@gmail.com> <CAJVM2mpitfhTQfSOaqG3x_9fHdkOMT7gEonDJE6T_XUBtLUe6w@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi all, You can find the current patch level in /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh ex: TYPE=3D"FreeBSD" REVISION=3D"8.3" BRANCH=3D"RELEASE-p4" uname -v on the same server: FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 9 21:23:18 UTC 2012 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC If I read the handbook correctly this should always be true on systems using freebsd-update. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgradin= g-freebsdupdate.html Regards, Henrik On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:02 AM, cronfy <cronfy@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> I would like to know if there is a command or a way to retrieve the > "patch > >> level" (the handbook defines it "builds names" like 7.0-RELEASE-p1) of > the > >> running system: just an example, if I run: > >> # freebsd-update fetch > >> No updates needed to update system to 9.0-RELEASE-p4 > >> or: > >> ... > >> The following files will be updated as part of updating to > 9.0-RELEASE-p4: > >> ... > >> but this give me no info about the current system; I tried a brief > search in > >> config file but no luck; > >> again the question is: > >> is there a way to determine for a running server which "patch level" i= s > >> currently at ? > > uname -a > > Unfortunately there is no trivial way. uname -a will show you correct > patch level only if kernel was changed at this patch level. > > So the only way is to see what updates freebsd-update offers to you > and try to guess, on which patch level you are on now. > > -- > =D0=9E=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B3 =D0=9F=D0=B5=D1=82=D1=80=D0=B0=D1=87=D0=B5=D0=B2 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g > " >
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