bos_getdate - Displays the time stamps on an AFS binary file
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OpenAFS 2025-03-21 BOS_GETDATE(8)
Description
The bosgetdate command displays the time stamps on the current version," .BAK" version (if any) and
".OLD" version (if any) of each binary file named by the -file argument. (The BOS Server automatically
creates ".BAK" and ".OLD" versions when new binaries are installed with the bosinstall command.) The
files must reside in the /usr/lib/openafs directory on the server machine named by the -server argument
unless the -dir argument indicates an alternate directory.
To revert to the ".BAK" version of a binary, use the bosuninstall command. To remove obsolete binary
files from the /usr/lib/openafs directory, use the bosprune command.
Examples
The following command examines the time stamps on the files with basename "kaserver" on the machine
"fs2.example.com":
% bos getdate -server fs2.example.com -file kaserver
File /usr/lib/openafs/kaserver dated Mon Jan 4 10:00:36 1999.
.BAK file dated Wed Dec 9 18:55:04 1998, no .OLD file.
Name
bos_getdate - Displays the time stamps on an AFS binary file
Options
-server <machinename>
Indicates the server machine from which to list binary files. Identify the machine by IP address or
its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see bos(8).
All server machines of the same AFS system type show the same timestamps if the binaries were
installed properly on the binary distribution machine for this machine's system type, and if all
other machines of that type are running the appropriate "upclientbin" process.
-file <filestocheck>+
Names each binary file to list.
-dir <destinationdir>
Specifies the complete pathname of the local disk directory containing each file named by the -file
argument. It is necessary only if the files are not in the /usr/lib/openafs directory.
-cell <cellname>
Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the -localauth flag.
For more details, see bos(8).
-noauth
Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the
-localauth flag. For more details, see bos(8).
-localauth
Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile or
/etc/openafs/server/KeyFileExt file. The bos command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS
Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the -cell or -noauth options. For
more details, see bos(8).
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.
Output
For each file specified with the -file argument, the output displays the time stamp on the current
(unmarked), ".BAK", and ".OLD" version. The output explicitly reports that a version does not exist,
rather than simply omitting it.
Privilege Required
None
See Also
KeyFile(5), KeyFileExt(5), bos(8), bos_install(8), bos_prune(8), bos_uninstall(8)
Synopsis
bosgetdate-server <machinename> -file <filestocheck>+
[-dir <destinationdir>] [-cell <cellname>]
[-noauth] [-localauth] [-help]
bosgetd-s <machinename> -f <filestocheck>+
[-d <destinationdir>] [-c <cellname>] [-n] [-l]
[-h]
