Re: FN-FORUM: Dumb question

date posted 13th January 2005 17:36

hmm, sometimes the login banner (it's usually there by default) says
what type of OS/Version it is.

However, it is merely /etc/issue (at least under linux) and you can
stuff any old crap in there. Login and type uname -a , that should
give you a good idea of what O/S it is.
http://www.linux101.org/DetectingLinuxDistribution will help somewhat

of course windows doesn't show this :D

On 13 Jan 2005 18:40:08 -0000, Joe Freeman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> If you're talking about SSH, then I don't think it will say anything
> before the prompt - though not entirely sure about that. Obviosuly, if
> you're actually at the machine itself, it would be easy to recognise
> the OS. :-)
>
> Regards, Joe.
>
> On 13 Jan 2005 11:50:06 -0000, Lists [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > I have been purely Windows for a very long time, so...
> >
> > How can you tell what the OS of a non-Windows server is (at the console)
> > without logging on?
> >
> > Does everything say what it is above the login: or what?
>
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