[SLUG] re: ident the distro

[Stewart <stewart@xxxxxxxxx>]

..i just got my answer..  /etc/issue says RH6.2, I thought it might be. 
But /etc/issue can be modified of course, so the question still stands 
as to where to find the definitive answer. :)

cheers,
..S.

> This may seem like a really daft question, but, how do you tell what 
> distro a box is? I'm working on a server I set up a few years back but 
> I can't remember whether it's mandrake or redhat, let alone work out 
> which version it is. I had a quick look in /proc/sys/ but can only 
> find kernel type info. any ideas?
>
> ..S.