Re: FN-FORUM: Dumb question

date posted 13th January 2005 18:18

Cheers

Have to hope the banner is there and correct.
This for a scenario where it is not possible to login - the screen can be
switched on, but that's it.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "oPless" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Dumb question


>
> 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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