[Lel4_user] Installing ARCserver 11.1 on Lineox 3/4

[Raimo Koski]

Ad Koster wrote:
> Ad Koster wrote:
> 
>>Currently we are using Lineox 3/4 for several purposes and it really 
>>works great !! Keep up the good work.
>>
>>However when trying to install ARCserve 11.1 (Linux) we get the error 
>>message that Lineox is not a supported distribution. Most likely this 
>>problem is easy to fix, but could you give us an idea which files have 
>>to be edited (/etc/redhat-release ??).

 > ArcServe checks the "vendor id" as specified in the *.rpm of the
 > kernel (rpm -qi kernel).

Can't think of a more broken method. Red Hat recommends using rpm -q 
redhat-release to detect version, but reading /etc/redhat-release is 
perhaps the most used method.

Typically there are multiple kernels installed, so rpm -q 
--queryformat=%{vendor} kernel-`uname -r` should be used. If not, the 
check is easily fooled. What is interesting, is whether it is checked 
during the installation or also when the program is started.


 > The Lineox version of the *.rpm lists "Lineox, Inc" as the vendor. Is
 > it possible to change this on a running system or should we rebuild
 > the *.src.rpm with "correct" values?

You could install a kernel from RH9 or FC3, install arcserve and 
optionally remove the kernel. Another option is to create an empty rpm 
package.


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