Finding Version of Redhat

[Kyle D. Harris]

I have about 4 Linux Boxes and some have different versions of RedHat. Can anybody tell me a command or something that i can type in to see what version is on a particular Redhat Box? I'd like to try not to have to reboot. Thanks Alot in advance!!!

Kyle Harris

[Umapathy S]

Kyle,
If you are looking for kernel version then check with uname -r.
If for RH releases then use cat /etc/issue. If my memory is correct, then in most of the Releases it gives the release.

HTH,
Umapathy

[jbjbjb]

One method is:
on the command line:
grep running /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid

[jbjbjb]

Also look at /etc/redhat-release.
John

[Kyle D. Harris]

Umapathy-
i got this back with the uname -r :
2.2.22-6.2.3

Does this mean i have Redhate 6.2? i'm not sure what the 2.2.22 or the .3 after 6.2 is for?.... Thanks

[Kyle D. Harris]

John,
The directorys were not found when i tried your methods. Thanks.

Kyle

[Jerome Henry · Accepted solution]

Hi Kyle,

2.2.22-6.2.3 is your kernel release

Redhat adds its own kernel release on top of official releases, you run kernel 2.2.22, and redhat release of this kernel is numbered 6.2.3...

cat /etc/redhat-release works if you are root on the system.

.../rhn/systemid works if you use rhn...


hth

J

[Kyle D. Harris]

Thanks guys, That worked. Didn't know you had to be root to do that command. Appreciate it greatly!

Kyle Harris

[Stuart Browne]

You don't. The 'redhat-release' file usually has permissions of root:root, 0644 (i.e. readable by everybody, only writable by root).