From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 08:38:04 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 D5318106567A for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:38:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demelier.david@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f182.google.com (mail-yx0-f182.google.com [209.85.213.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 901568FC18 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:38:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxh35 with SMTP id 35so1068424yxh.13 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:38:03 -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:content-transfer-encoding; bh=4WEOJWwWebOZNqwqixsJ+0Z7YJVyR7jgqW4SE+xGOcU=; b=CuaABTa5TQw6hvpPQEfxWejeQ/fRAPSoP/DRmKM7EYRLSMh0VixmhHRdF2LBv8Ar56 bAcllHedjtmna5tDh54niPK56F7eAYM//fBSo2GQnXd0iMFkFM68vqxuKAlpytT8R+11 R+/RFbpnlHIpew2+UGcnXy/ohGSPoDjBxUe+g= 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:content-transfer-encoding; b=jLWHxOorIYmtsoMle6HoPD65YP7rMhnPyTzzGPtLdrIqt4GqP9eqYSorj86bLZo1qU zgk9Qr239n8J3P247aWKa3n2lXZiLjjSL770MXEJ6d0J7a6qHMM2IRG/uO2kV2XcFf+G dIGkybp5Eai98K0JiEfuyNlWmLUGGIVwx2hPI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.91.27.32 with SMTP id e32mr840065agj.37.1294994283387; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:38:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.71.14 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:38:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113203821.GA3646@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:38:02 +0100 Message-ID: From: David DEMELIER To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 08:38:04 -0000 2011/1/13 Chip Camden : > 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