getting the running patch level

[Cedric GROSS]

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 : owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org] De la part de Roberto
Envoyé : jeudi 9 août 2012 15:39
À : Károly Arnhoffer
Cc : freebsd-security at freebsd.org
Objet : RE: getting the running patch level
Importance : 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 at 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
--------------

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, Károly Arnhoffer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I can remember
> # uname -a
> provides this information.
>
> Regards,
> Karoly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Roberto
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:44 AM
> To: freebsd-security at 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 
> "patch level" (the handbook defines it "builds names" like 
> 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 
> search in config file but no luck;
>
> again the question is:
> is there a way to determine for a running server which "patch level" 
> is currently at ?
>
> thanks
> Roberto
>
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