From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 15:32:20 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 C14D3106566C for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 880FD8FC08 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:32:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PdldO-0006dd-HA for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:17 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:13 -0800 Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:13 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110114153212.GA21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113232321.5857ad0f@gumby.homeunix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com 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 15:32:20 -0000 --sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Carl Chave on Friday, 14 January 2011: > > I'd suggest looking at the Btimes of top level directories > > > > stat -f "%SB %N" /* >=20 > Or how about just / as this ~15 minutes earlier than most of the > remaining top level directories >=20 >=20 > sodserve# stat -f "%SB %N" /* > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /COPYRIGHT > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /bin > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /boot > Dec 31 18:59:59 1969 /dev > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /etc > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /lib > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /libexec > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /media > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /mnt > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /proc > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /rescue > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /root > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /sbin > Jan 9 04:54:21 2011 /sys > Jan 9 04:48:39 2011 /tmp > Jan 9 04:48:45 2011 /usr > Jan 9 04:49:39 2011 /var >=20 > sodserve# stat -f "%SB %N" / > Jan 9 04:39:59 2011 / For me, that gets the Nov 21 2009 date, which is earlier than my install date. So far, /etc/hostid and the /home symlink seem to be the winners. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | http://chipstips.= com --sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNMGx8AAoJEIpckszW26+R7toH/2glATlyNSGiXL8X+7aeIKCL GpXZS0Q3SwVKD70tHQ0D7NXv/fLtbkCrZEiz6YG4OjowS3M/EISYLVHYSKF/rrbr TnWOawJ/geYDTwIWv2Nwcg+T3+PsyVCcFlfoq0SJyByjWsMRi6WhFQMztVss06BL zSlleVDq6G1mofcyS0/w/UCF2Jo70XnfsCqIsBbst0wgJ2OLlQ+8VbFvKYS/xIeG lp6xRGONHC3U6m5rtwuiuGFHtf3mZm+eTrDQ7p+pln+GK22zDMeUv2aFc9GAvXCW DZCYJ0/7waIjEIwcVuy8iXXEeF/ezcuCNGTzW/S/YU3N2sgRpM1PATdtvY4V3rI= =0c3M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu--