[CentOS] Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

[MHR]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Stephen Harris <lists at spuddy.org> wrote:
>
> On a Dell, "dmidecode" will give you the serial number of the system.
> (I can see motherboard, chasis, memory sticks on my machine).
>
I did that.  The only item of real interest (i.e., surprise) was that
the CPU was listed as a Sempron-class CPU, which I found rather odd
for an AMD 64x2 (which it also correctly identified).

> Doubt if you can get the serial number of the DVD burner.
>
Didn't see it there....

Thanks.

mhr