Hi all, I'm looking to test out a solution with CentOS instead of our venerable RHEL3-servers. Some of the software we use and need, requires for it to run on RHEL. Figuring that CentOS is binary compatible with RHEL this should work anyway. I also found out using Google that many programs look in /etc/redhat-release file to check that the right OS is there.
After checking the contents on a CentOS machine I have available, as well as one running RHEL3 and 4, my guess would be that adding the "correct" text in the redhat-release file on CentOS would enable picky software requiring RHEL to run in CentOS instead. >From CentOS /etc/redhat-release: CentOS release 5.2 (Final) >From RHEL3 /etc/redhat-release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 9) >From RHEL4 /etc/redhat-release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 7) Has anybody maybe actually done this already and can tell if it'd work? What other places may a software look into to check the computer runs the correct OS? Ideas and comments are welcome! TIA. -- Best Wishes Sorin --------------------------------------------- http://home-skynet.servehttp.com/ Proud member of TEAM OS/2. Mountainbiker [Kona Kilauea - Member of Equipe Les Cafards VTT] Motorcyclist [Honda VFR750F-'97] MCSE, MCP+I, MCP, A+ [Knowledge is power!] --------------------------------------------- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ MotD: This is an adware tagline. Please visit our sponsors to continue helping the development of this tagline.
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