How can I check what OS my servers are running?
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3By reading the documentation you made when setting them up. – Lucas Kauffman Jul 23 '12 at 21:21
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2That depends on what OS your server is running. – kasperd Jul 04 '15 at 07:36
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If you are ssh-ing on them, it is some unix. An `uname -a` command says what you want. If you are rdesktopping on it, it is a windows, so win/E, right click on "My Computer", and... – peterh Jul 04 '15 at 15:47
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On Windows servers, you can have some info with the "srvinfo" command
On linux, try "uname -ra"
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`msinfo32` works on just about every version of Windows for the last decade; the `uname` command works on almost all *nix platforms. – Chris S Jan 12 '11 at 13:46
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On Linux `cat /etc/issue` will give you more details about the distribution. There are also some special files: SUSE: `/etc/SuSE-release`, RedHat: `/etc/redhat-release`. – Christian Jan 12 '11 at 14:13
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Srv info is also useful for getting the server's uptime by the way – Florent Courtay Jan 12 '11 at 15:40