Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:21:13 +0100 From: Emanuel Strobl <emanuel.strobl@gmx.net> To: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installworld with specified ctime possible? Message-ID: <200503252121.29069@harrymail> In-Reply-To: <20050325200634.GE43123@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <200503251928.03969@harrymail> <20050325200634.GE43123@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Am Freitag, 25. März 2005 21:06 schrieb Peter Jeremy: > On Fri, 2005-Mar-25 19:27:51 +0100, Emanuel Strobl wrote: > >Does anybody know a trick how I can have the files, installed by > > installworld, have a specified ctime? > > Quick answer: you can't. > > ctime is the inode change time and is always updated by the UFS code to > reflect the system time at which an inode change occurred. The only way > to control it is by setting the system clock - and that will have all > sorts of other undesirable side-effects. Of course, especially in jails the kernel time is no option. Controling mtime was sufficient of course, I just mentioned ctime since I evaluate this one in my script. But I fear also ctime can't be modified without rewriting the install routines. Thanks, -Harry [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCRHLJBylq0S4AzzwRAiTxAJ4wXUXl9EhI/IhL5D3waE0BYGakgACeIvdS HPxcCf1rsHZs8qw+IM0xQSw= =LD2f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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