topic Re: how to find the install date of the server? in Operating System - Linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080315#M30271 Hi Steven/pandey<BR /><BR />There are files/directories showing older dates than thse files. <BR /><BR />eg:<BR />[root@cmfciohprap02 boot]# ll /dev|tail -1<BR />crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 19 Jun 24 2004 zqft3<BR /><BR />[root@cmfciohprap02 boot]# ll /etc/issue.net<BR />-r--r--r-- 1 root root 686 Apr 18 2005 /etc/issue.net<BR /><BR />in /boot I have seen <BR /><BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5824 Sep 8 2003 boot.b<BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Sep 8 2003 chain.b<BR /><BR />This is not the right answer I guess. <BR /><BR />Thanks<BR />Adithyan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:28:17 GMT Apurba Kumar 2007-10-03T08:28:17Z how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080312#M30268 Hey friends,<BR /><BR />Is there any command to find out the install date of a Linux server?<BR /><BR />Thanks<BR />Adithyan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:23:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080312#M30268 Apurba Kumar 2007-10-03T05:23:22Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080313#M30269 Shalom,<BR /><BR />Get the date on a file that has never been modified.<BR /><BR />ll /etc/issue<BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1278 Mar 5 2007 /etc/issue<BR /><BR />That is the exact date I installed the system in question.<BR /><BR />Pick your file.<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR /><BR />SEP Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:16:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080313#M30269 Steven E. Protter 2007-10-03T06:16:27Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080314#M30270 You can try this. (Mostly Works)<BR />(means old file in dev directory)<BR /><BR />ls -atl /dev | tail -1<BR /><BR />Regards, Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:16:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080314#M30270 AwadheshPandey 2007-10-03T08:16:13Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080315#M30271 Hi Steven/pandey<BR /><BR />There are files/directories showing older dates than thse files. <BR /><BR />eg:<BR />[root@cmfciohprap02 boot]# ll /dev|tail -1<BR />crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 19 Jun 24 2004 zqft3<BR /><BR />[root@cmfciohprap02 boot]# ll /etc/issue.net<BR />-r--r--r-- 1 root root 686 Apr 18 2005 /etc/issue.net<BR /><BR />in /boot I have seen <BR /><BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5824 Sep 8 2003 boot.b<BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Sep 8 2003 chain.b<BR /><BR />This is not the right answer I guess. <BR /><BR />Thanks<BR />Adithyan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:28:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080315#M30271 Apurba Kumar 2007-10-03T08:28:17Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080316#M30272 Right after the installation, the following files are created in the /root directory:<BR /><BR />ls -la anaconda-ks.cfg install.log<BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2432 jun 8 14:09 anaconda-ks.cfg<BR />-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 64150 jun 8 14:09 install.log<BR /><BR /><BR />So, these files are good files to identify the installation date. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:37:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080316#M30272 Ivan Ferreira 2007-10-03T08:37:44Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080317#M30273 Hi Steven/Ivan,<BR /><BR />Thanks. Both install.log and issue files are showing the same date.<BR /><BR />Any idea how to find the same in HP server? Are there any similar files? Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:35:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080317#M30273 Apurba Kumar 2007-10-03T09:35:27Z Re: how to find the install date of the server? https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080318#M30274 If you're after the installation date of a HP-UX server then try <BR /><BR />swlist -l product -a install_date OS-Core<BR /><BR /><BR />Cheers,<BR />Philip. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:59:29 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-find-the-install-date-of-the-server/m-p/4080318#M30274 Philip Gunter 2007-10-03T22:59:29Z