From unknown Sun Jun 22 20:55:58 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7003 <7003@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7003 <7003@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: Serial Number of Linux Operating System Reply-To: bug#7003 <7003@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:55:58 +0000 retitle 7003 Serial Number of Linux Operating System reassign 7003 coreutils submitter 7003 "Sudarshan N C." severity 7003 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Sep 09 02:18:02 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Sep 2010 06:18:02 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaSN-0002SP-Ai for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:18:01 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaBs-0002Lz-Bi for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaDk-0007yu-AS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:57 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,HTML_MESSAGE, RECEIVED_FROM_WINDOWS_HOST, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=no version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:53664) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaDk-0007yo-31 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:52 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=44827 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OtaDi-0006vC-W3 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaDh-0007xI-C9 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:50 -0400 Received: from venus.amiindia.co.in ([203.199.198.234]:53878) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtaDg-0007vV-KA for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:49 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB4FE4.4ED5428F" Subject: Serial Number of Linux Operating System Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:30:29 +0530 Message-ID: <13688C12F44C7C428726663F950CA25302409D09@venus.in.megatrends.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Serial Number of Linux Operating System Thread-Index: ActP5E5u486CiWIXQB2yjNqnm120jA== From: "Sudarshan N C." To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:17:58 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.4 (-----) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB4FE4.4ED5428F Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear David, =20 "This is not relevant to any bug with any of the commands but just a clarification" =20 I'm an amateur to the linux environment. I have been trying some days to find the serial number of linux operating system in a generic way(applicable to most of the distros). But I could not. I have tried the following possibilities. =20 1. Uname -X =3D is not supported in my machine, I hope I require = an advanced version for this. 2. dmidecode does not have OS specific information. With this tool, serial numbers of BIOS, processor etc are successful but not that of OS'. 3. Cat /etc/*release or /etc/*version or cat /proc/version. 4. lsattr and sysinfo commands. =20 Just for your info-I'm using RHEL 5.4 32 bit version. Is this serial number retrieval specific to vendor or not? Please help me in identifying the way to find the serial number of OS. =20 Also let me know the difference between the version and release of a kernel. Uname -r gives me the release of the kernel and uname -v gives the version which I find actually as a date and time information - does it mean the build time of the kernel. Then what does cat /etc/*release file convey? I mean I want to what a version exactly mean and is it same as 5.4?=20 =20 =20 Thanks, Sudarshan. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB4FE4.4ED5428F Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear David,

 

         &= nbsp;      “This is not relevant to any bug with any of the commands but =  just  a clarification”

 

         &= nbsp;      I’m an amateur to the linux environment. I have been trying some days to = find the serial number of linux operating system in a generic way(applicable to = most of the distros). But I could not. I have tried the following = possibilities.

 

1.       Uname –X =3D  is not supported in my = machine, I hope I require an advanced version for this.

2.       dmidecode   does not have OS specific information. With this tool,  serial numbers of BIOS, processor etc = are successful but not that of OS’.

3.       Cat /etc/*release or /etc/*version or cat = /proc/version.

4.       lsattr and sysinfo commands.

 

Just for your info-I’m using RHEL 5.4 32 bit = version.

Is this serial number retrieval specific to  = vendor  or  not?  Please help me in identifying the way to find the serial = number of OS.

 

Also let me know the difference between the version = and release of a kernel. Uname –r gives me the release of the kernel and uname = –v gives the version which I find actually as a date and time information = – does it mean the build time of the kernel. Then what does cat /etc/*release = file convey?  I mean I want to what a version exactly mean and is it = same as 5.4?

 

 

Thanks,

Sudarshan.

------_=_NextPart_001_01CB4FE4.4ED5428F-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Sep 09 04:39:20 2010 Received: (at 7003-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Sep 2010 08:39:20 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtcfA-0003N1-2F for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:39:20 -0400 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Otcf8-0003Mw-Of for 7003-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:39:19 -0400 Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8AF721362; Thu, 9 Sep 2010 02:41:18 -0600 (MDT) Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E37942DCE6; Thu, 9 Sep 2010 02:41:18 -0600 (MDT) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 02:41:18 -0600 From: Bob Proulx To: "Sudarshan N C." Subject: Re: bug#7003: Serial Number of Linux Operating System Message-ID: <20100909084118.GA22353@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <13688C12F44C7C428726663F950CA25302409D09@venus.in.megatrends.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <13688C12F44C7C428726663F950CA25302409D09@venus.in.megatrends.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7003-done Cc: 7003-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) Sudarshan N C. wrote: > "This is not relevant to any bug with any of the > commands but just a clarification" In the future it would be better to send these types of questions to the coreutils discussion list instead of to bug-coreutils, since it isn't a bug and that way it won't open a bug in the defect tracker. Since this isn't a bug I am going to close it. > I'm an amateur to the linux environment. I have been > trying some days to find the serial number of linux operating system in > a generic way(applicable to most of the distros). But I could not. In the GNU/Linux environment there really isn't a serial number available. What you are asking for isn't possible. > Also let me know the difference between the version and release of a > kernel. Uname -r gives me the release of the kernel and uname -v gives > the version which I find actually as a date and time information - does > it mean the build time of the kernel. Yes. You are correct. But different vendors put different information in there. IBM AIX puts major release (4) and minor release (3) for 4.3 for example. There isn't a standard for it. > Then what does cat /etc/*release file convey? I mean I want to what > a version exactly mean and is it same as 5.4? That is a vendor specific file with vendor specific information. Every vendor puts different things in there. It is intended to indicate the operating system version. But the format of the information varies from vendor to vendor. Bob From unknown Sun Jun 22 20:55:58 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator