on 10-1-2008 6:53 AM Sorin at 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. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20081001/0a990dfe/attachment-0004.sig>