LHC Computer Grid - Rollout > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Templon said: > name: EL for enterprise Linux, RHC red hat classic numbering scheme, > etc. > version: the "distributor ID" as provided by /usr/bin/lsb_release -i > release: the release number as provided by /usr/bin/lsb_release -i -r This seems somewhat promising, but to pour on a bit of cold water this is the RAL UI: hostname lcgui01.gridpp.rl.ac.uk /usr/bin/lsb_release -a LSB Version: 1.3 Distributor ID: n/a Description: Scientific Linux SL Release 3.0.3 (SL) Release: n/a Codename: n/a Also we would need a way to generalise this to other (Unix/windows/...) systems. Stephen PS The Glue schema meeting is on Friday, so ideas before that would be useful ...