on 10-1-2008 6:53 AM Sorin@Gmail spake the following:
Hi all,
I'm looking to test out a solution with CentOS instead of our venerable RHEL3-servers. Some of the software we use and need, requires for it to run on RHEL. Figuring that CentOS is binary compatible with RHEL this should work anyway. I also found out using Google that many programs look in /etc/redhat-release file to check that the right OS is there.
After checking the contents on a CentOS machine I have available, as well as one running RHEL3 and 4, my guess would be that adding the "correct" text in the redhat-release file on CentOS would enable picky software requiring RHEL to run in CentOS instead.
From CentOS /etc/redhat-release:
CentOS release 5.2 (Final)
From RHEL3 /etc/redhat-release:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 9)
From RHEL4 /etc/redhat-release:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 7)
Has anybody maybe actually done this already and can tell if it'd work?
What other places may a software look into to check the computer runs the correct OS?
Ideas and comments are welcome! TIA.
No amount of faking will make software for RHEL3 or 4 install on CentOS 5. You can only do it on equal releases IE... RHEL 3 to CentOS 3 etc.