Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:13 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date of a FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <20110114153212.GA21418@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=OQiL=r5ZxxfMtaf6DduPYM5B4Q4JVRsN466GK@mail.gmail.com> References: <4D2F606D.6090407@gmail.com> <20110113232321.5857ad0f@gumby.homeunix.com> <AANLkTi=OQiL=r5ZxxfMtaf6DduPYM5B4Q4JVRsN466GK@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Carl Chave on Friday, 14 January 2011: > > I'd suggest looking at the Btimes of top level directories > > > > stat -f "%SB %N" /* > > Or how about just / as this ~15 minutes earlier than most of the > remaining top level directories > > > 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 > > 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. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com | http://chipstips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----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-----help
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