Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 21:20:13 -0700 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: uname reports wrong kernel version number Message-ID: <CAHu1Y72jbJdpquXVTBDgaX3oQqS3vCXrMo1=5n8Y29O99iegXQ@mail.gmail.com>
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I've seen threads with this topic before, but with no satisfactory answer. I ran freebsd-update fetch install, then installed a new kernel, then rebooted. > strings /boot/kernel/kernel | grep '9.1-RELEASE' @(#)FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p13 #0: Tue May 27 17:49:30 UTC 2014 FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p13 #0: Tue May 27 17:49:30 UTC 2014 9.1-RELEASE-p13 > sysctl kern.bootfile kern.bootfile: /boot/kernel/kernel > uname -a FreeBSD pvpn.ny.pivotallabs.com 9.1-RELEASE-p8 FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p8 #2: Mon Nov 18 20:24:53 UTC 2013 root@net6501-factory.sf.pivotallabs.com:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/NET6501-IPSEC i386 Which was definitely the old kernel, but not the running one... hrm. Any insights? - M
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