On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Phil Schaffner wrote: > Added an entry to http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General : > > 23. How do I provide appropriate information about my system when asking > questions? > > Comments, corrections, and other (constructive :-) ) criticisms are > hereby solicited. looks like a wheel reinvention ;( The writeup should mention the tools already present if we are to walk this road, no? bash-2.05$ rpm -qi sysreport Name : sysreport Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 1.3.7.0 Vendor: CentOS Release : 8 Build Date: Sun 19 Nov 2006 05:12:08 PM EST Install date: Mon 20 Nov 2006 04:40:39 AM EST Build Host: fry.it.swin.edu.au Group : Development/Debuggers Source RPM: sysreport-1.3.7.0-8.src.rpm Size : 27815 License: GPL URL : http://www.redhat.com/support Summary : Gathers system hardware and configuration information. Description : Sysreport is a utility that gathers information about a system's hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sysreport is commonly used to help support technicians and developers by providing a "snapshot" of a system's current layout. bash-2.05$ cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS (Slurm) bash-2.05$ which at some point (F7ish ?) moved to 'sos' [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ rpm -qi sos Name : sos Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.7 Vendor: CentOS Release : 9.27.el5 Build Date: Thu 03 Sep 2009 03:05:05 PM EDT Install Date: Wed 21 Oct 2009 11:19:31 PM EDT Build Host: builder16.centos.org Group : Development/Libraries Source RPM: sos-1.7-9.27.el5.src.rpm Size : 544974 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 30 Sep 2009 08:42:33 PM EDT, Key ID a8a447dce8562897 URL : http://sos.108.redhat.com/ Summary : System Support Tools Description : SOS is a set of tools that gathers information about system hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sos is commonly used to help support technicians and developers. [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 5.4 (Final) [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ -- Russ herrold