Checking Redhat version installed
I was looking at how to tell the version of Redhat Linux installed on a machine from a command line. Mostly I used uname -a to view the server settings.
Here is a sample:
$ uname -a
Linux myserver.mydomain.com 2.4.21-32.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Apr 15 21:17:59 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
It return the server kernel's version: 2.4.21-32.ELsmp, but not something my mother could understand.
To get a layman term, we can query file /etc/redhat-release instead.
$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 5)
posted by Wijaya Kusumo at 2/06/2006 11:43:00 AM
36 Comments:
Thank you, that was very helpful!
That was exceedingly helpful.
Don't you hate it when you spend hours trying to figure out something that you know is going to end up painfully simple?!
Thx!
Thank you, that was what I was looking for!
thank you thank you
Thank you, from just another idiot!
thanks!
Thank you :)
thanks, I needed that!
Perfect, exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
googling got too many things, got exactly what i was loking for,,, soo simple.. thanks,,
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Very helpful. Your post was first in google with this search: "how do i tell which version of redhat is installed"
Thanks!
Josh
Brilliant! Thank you!
Thanks mate!
cat /etc/redhat-release
such a beautiful thing.
Thanks. This information is helpful.
Thanks a lot, short and was very helpful
Thank you. very helpful
i have redhat server os ..please help me...
Thanks a Lot, that helped
Very helpful, but why "uname -a" cannot show this in Linux? Why this basic info is not included in its output like in all other UNIX's? Or is it the same as asking why so many simple things are made so compicated?
extremely simple and yet a bugger to find unless someone helpful posts it in a blog ;)
ta very muchly
Thanks it is helpful
Yup - really helpful!
thanks
:)
Thank you, mate! I'm more used to Solaris than RedHat and this has been really helpful.
Danke!
Thanks, but I'm not sure my mother would even know what Redhat is... (she uses Ubuntu lol).
Thanks - short and concise!
I have just installed Redhat, thanks this guide on Redhat Linux.
wow... simply awesome !! It is truly simple and easy to understand what we are doing. Appreciate the excellent work you have done to make out a simple command and sharing it with others.
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this is a good info. in fact people like you make the IT enjoyable.
Guess what: 7 years later, another newbie learning Red Hat (well, CentOS indeed), and this kept 100% helpful. I was used to Debian's (well, Mint indeed) "inxi", and you saved my day. Thanks!
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HI,
I have a query related to the Red hat Linux.
1.In crontab schedule i want to block the access of root user to set the crontab to the other user.(Pop)
2. Pop-- Other user cant set the crontab on yours as well as.
please help me on this query.
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