--- Mayank Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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! Bash version will tell you just that the version of Bash you are using. Simillarly OS fingerprinting will tell you which version of the kernel is running. What I have been saying is that to know specifically which version of a distribution is installed just follow the strategy which the distribution uses to determine version. RedHat : /etc/redhat-release Fedora : /etc/fedora-release Debian : /etc/debian-release Slackware : /etc/slackware-release For a more complete list read this: http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11251.html Mithun __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/
