RE: getting the running patch level

Hello Roberto,

In fact "uname -a" report patch level BUT if you update your system by
freebsd-update, patch level could be an old one.
As discuss here http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-20154.html

Regards
Cedric

-----Message d'origine-----
De=A0: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org] De la part de Roberto
Envoy=E9=A0: jeudi 9 ao=FBt 2012 15:39
=C0=A0: K=E1roly Arnhoffer
Cc=A0: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Objet=A0: RE: getting the running patch level
Importance=A0: Haute

just a try on the server:

--------------
% uname -a
FreeBSD xxxx.yyyyy 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan  3 =
07:46:30
UTC
2012     root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  zzzz
%
--------------

and with the update command:
--------------
# freebsd-update fetch
....
No updates needed to update system to 9.0-RELEASE-p4
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so I think uname will NOT give me enough info on the running os =
patchlevel
(p4),  maybe uname could be useful when the kernel itself is updated in =
the
update process and the system rebooted; or I am probably missing =
something
....

regards
Roberto

On Thu, August 9, 2012 13:44, K=E1roly Arnhoffer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I can remember
> # uname -a
> provides this information.
>
> Regards,
> Karoly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Roberto
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:44 AM
> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> Subject: getting the running patch level
>
>
> Hi all,
> I would like to know if there is a command or a way to retrieve the=20
> "patch level" (the handbook defines it "builds names" like=20
> 7.0-RELEASE-p1) of the running system: just an example, if I run:
>
> # freebsd-update fetch
> ...
> No updates needed to update system to 9.0-RELEASE-p4
>
>
> or:
> ...
> The following files will be updated as part of updating to =
9.0-RELEASE-p4:
> ...
>
> but this give me no info about the current system; I tried a brief=20
> search in config file but no luck;
>
> again the question is:
> is there a way to determine for a running server which "patch level"=20
> is currently at ?
>
> thanks
> Roberto
>
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