Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> writes: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:27 -0800, Chuck Swiger <cswi...@mac.com> wrote: >> On Jan 13, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >> > This is nearly always accurate on any FreeBSD system (when wanting to >> > query the date the machine was built): >> > >> > ls -l /etc/defaults/rc.conf >> >> I gather that you don't ever run mergemaster, which would update this file? >> My machine installed in 2001 has a Dec 2010 date for that file: >> >> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36037 Dec 1 14:13 /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > Exactly that was my thought. Maybe a file that is NOT subject > to one of the system upgrade procedures would be better? Maybe > something in /boot? > > % ls -l /etc/defaults/rc.conf > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 34300 Aug 24 2008 /etc/defaults/rc.conf > % ls -l /boot/defaults/loader.conf > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 19426 Aug 24 2008 /boot/defaults/loader.conf > > No, forget about that, also nonsense, looks to new...
How about /var/empty: % ls -ldo /var/empty/ dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel schg 512 Jul 18 19:16 /var/empty/ It can be changed, but doesn't look likely. -- Carl Johnson ca...@peak.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
