How to determine which distribution sets were installed
Hello, is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something somewhere. Thanks! Kind regards, Paul van Berlo ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to determine which distribution sets were installed
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 10:24:48AM +0100, Paul van Berlo wrote: is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something somewhere. Well, you can assume that the base system was installed or you wouldn't have a machine to run. The other stuff you can install at that stage from sysinstall(8) is basically the contents of /usr/src or /usr/ports -- so if there's stuff under those directories then you can definitely say that *more* than base was installed. However, don't assume that everything necessarily was installed through sysinstall(8) -- it's common to maintain the system sources and the ports tree using cvsup(1): see the contents of /usr/sup for a log of what has been installed. Look at the timestamps on the files under /usr/obj to see when the system was last rebuilt. Or use the 'uname' command to show when the running kernel was compiled: % uname -v The third big chunk of stuff that you can install from sysinstall(8) are pkgs -- although these are generally installed either using the pkg_* tools from a running system, or (preferably) by compiling the port. Either way, you can get a listing of what's installed by: % pkg_info -Ia (or even just 'ls -la /var/db/pkg'). See also pkg_version(1) for comparing the version numbers of what's installed with what's available in your ports tree. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to determine which distribution sets were installed
On 0, Paul van Berlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :Hello, : :is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed :during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and :want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of :this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something :somewhere. I am not %100 sure, but I think you might have to do it manually. I don't think FreeBSD keeps records of what was originally chosen in /stand/sysinstall for distribution sets on a first-time installation. If you are just talking about software installed using the ports/packages collection just do pkg_info -a. Generally, this reflects what exists on the system at the current moment. But there are no guarantees, since things can be erased manually. But really finding out what was installed would be a pretty involved thing, becuase you can't guarantee the person who owned it last had not added, removed or modified anything outside the record-keeping mechanisms since he/she first installed the OS. --Allan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to determine which distribution sets were installed
On Sunday 30 November 2003 08:52, Allan Bowhill wrote: On 0, Paul van Berlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :Hello, : :is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed :during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and :want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of :this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something :somewhere. I am not %100 sure, but I think you might have to do it manually. I don't think FreeBSD keeps records of what was originally chosen in /stand/sysinstall for distribution sets on a first-time installation. Right - because it doesn't make sence to do so. If you choose 'developer' during the 'standard installation' but later install the XFree86 port, you essentially now have an 'X-Developer' distribution set. In a well-maintained system, /etc/make.conf should reflect any alterations to the base installation and the rest can be found in /var/db/pkg/*. -- Melvyn === FreeBSD sarevok.webteckies.org 5.2-BETA FreeBSD 5.2-BETA #1: Sat Nov 29 00:15:33 CET 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ SAREVOK_NOFW_DBG i386 === pgp0.pgp Description: signature
Re: How to determine which distribution sets were installed
On 0, Melvyn Sopacua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :On Sunday 30 November 2003 08:52, Allan Bowhill wrote: : : On 0, Paul van Berlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : :Hello, : : : :is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed : :during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and : :want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of : :this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something : :somewhere. : : I am not %100 sure, but I think you might have to do it manually. I : don't think FreeBSD keeps records of what was originally chosen : in /stand/sysinstall for distribution sets on a first-time installation. : :Right - because it doesn't make sence to do so. :If you choose 'developer' during the 'standard installation' but later install :the XFree86 port, you essentially now have an 'X-Developer' distribution set. : :In a well-maintained system, /etc/make.conf should reflect any alterations to :the base installation and the rest can be found in /var/db/pkg/*. Well, there are definitely _options_ in /etc/make.conf that I would look at, since really the job of that file is to set defaults for make, and associated functions to build software. And don't forget to look for things that are actually activated when the system runs. /etc/rc.conf(.local), /usr/local/etc/rc.d, and /etc/crontab and cron files in user accounts, too. Those can be a problem. One thing I can't quite remember is if stuff that goes to console during /stand/sysinstall installation actually gets logged in /var/log/messages*. I don't think it does, but it wouldn't hurt to look at the logfiles to see what kind of installation activity went on recently. And then there may be some boot time options, like LKMs that get configured in one of the /boot files, I think /boot/defaults/loader.conf and /boot/loader.conf would be places to look. Obviously, if /usr/obj exists with craploads .o files, it is evidence an attempt has been made to rebuild the system from sources, and if cvsup records can be found, then the sources have been updated using that method. Then there are kernel modifications which can be found in /sys/i386/conf. There are other places to look. /usr/X11R6/bin is one place. Some people don't use ports or packages when they install X. They just get the sources outside the ports/packages system, and then build and install X on the box directly. It never gets recorded in /var/db/pkg. Same for other software. I suspect what you do depends on how paranoid you are about the system. Personally, I would back it all up, zap the filesystem, and rebuild from scratch with -stable. That would take less time and energy than checking all the nooks and crannies. -- Allan Bowhill [EMAIL PROTECTED] George Orwell was an optimist. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
