Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:45:25 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <20110113204525.GB3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <BF2F84C5-AB13-4FE1-AB43-AD965E21980E@mac.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <BF2F84C5-AB13-4FE1-AB43-AD965E21980E@mac.com>
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--GRPZ8SYKNexpdSJ7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Chuck Swiger on Thursday, 13 January 2011: > On Jan 13, 2011, at 12:28 PM, David Demelier wrote: > > 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 ker= nel is possible. > >=20 > > I think searching a file absolutely not touched ever in the system can = helps but which one? >=20 >=20 > Symlinks under /etc are a good choice: >=20 > # cd /etc ; ls -ltr | head > total 1242 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 23 May 26 2001 termcap@ -> /usr/share/= misc/termcap > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 13 May 26 2001 rmt@ -> /usr/sbin/rmt >=20 > Regards, > --=20 > -Chuck >=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, /etc/termcap has the date well after my installation (Jun 28 2010) and /etc/rmt dates to well before (Nov 21 2009). I first installed FreeBSD on this system on Apr 1 2010. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | http://chipstips.= com --GRPZ8SYKNexpdSJ7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNL2RlAAoJEIpckszW26+RkakH/jdhZZaRj4OfFFkXFwwKTohP m2AU/ffuJIZ8ltNiV9bcqCa4DC4wU57l3oSpo9HHxVpPi64y06vyWJfeyR46T/0Z /6u6v5twzdEBeXJqN9xcyhB8KpUaNXKnP+rPt1r9KuGRbljNCYk1Txl+l6yLsYO6 FIWfSUawyTx9NT6KUxLtAygFSrlOKuChvAaPwhY6evHQa/XN8yIsAB2cP6Q+Rm5E SSFyYT0/MbSbDXIz//JaL++E0wqvq6cAsvlL+Khqr3dw1ZkH2SWaxC555r1DiCni K5BlY0PHvSMXqaj0e3xjRElCFp3s/XhmtiR4DPSz8JwBvVEga/Z2A43giqJfN30= =OLCE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GRPZ8SYKNexpdSJ7--
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