On 1/17/06, Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ set | grep BASH_VERSINFO > > BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="1" [2]="5" [3]="1" [4]="release" > > [5]="i486-pc-linux-gnu") > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > Seems some of you guys dont read the obvious thing which is the > variable name - it is Bash version not Debian version.
Certainly it might now work on all platforms & its just the BASH version, but atleast it allows identification of a stock RH/Fedora installation. Likewise, /etc/issue.net can be changed anytime, but atleast it allows you to identify a system "in some cases". There can be zillion of other things that dont have a set strategy... OS fingerprinting can be one example, but a cumulative effect of various mechanisms can give surprisingly accurate results! -- regards, makuchaku --- http://makuchaku.info When you speak out with the courage of your convictions, people listen! -- Valmik Thapar, Wildlife Conservationist. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
