On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 02:05:11AM -0700, wong wong wong wrote: > After entering the "uname -a" > The screen appeared: > > SunOS DCLB0414 5.11 opensolaris i86pc i386 i86pc > > So, is it the opensolaris ?
If you mean to verify that your self-compiled kernel is being used, then yes. The output of uname -v (in this example, opensolaris) is the value of VERSION specified when the kernel is compiled. Now, whether your kernel is being used or the default one shipped with Solaris Express, Nexenta, SchilliX, BeleniX, or any other distribution, you're using OpenSolaris: all those distributions utilise OpenSolaris technology. This may not necessarily be reflected directly by uname(1) output, however, for example you could set VERSION to 'ultra-proprietary Sun Solaris not OpenSolaris' and uname -v (and -a) would report this faithfully. Of course, you'd still be using OpenSolaris. Also, you could be using OpenSolaris userland software on operating systems not based on OpenSolaris kernels - there's not necessarily any obvious way to know that. Steve Lau has a good writeup on how OpenSolaris and its distributions relate; see http://whacked.net/2005/06/21/confused-so-was-i/. -- Keith M Wesolowski "Sir, we're surrounded!" Solaris Kernel Team "Excellent; we can attack in any direction!" _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
