Andrew Joakimsen wrote:

One problen I see already is if the server is running PNAELV or CentOS the file is /etc/redhat-release. Your script would say that server is running Windows.

If you just want to see if the server is running any sort of Linux, the output of the uname command might be apropriate (see the manpage... I thing there is a switch that retuens just the phrase "Linux"). A Windows host with cygwin might even report the windows version (I never tested, I don't use Windows anymore.)

Thanks Carlos and Andrew, Since this is just for me, I know the box will be openSuSE, but if I did want it more generic, I could see how uname and awk or just grep on Linux would work as well. I'll keep pecking around, but at least it's working regardless of elegance right now... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org