[CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os 2) Check all the open ports (tcp and udp) on my machine 3) Open a specific port say port 3306 so that a telnet request from a remote machiene can be accepted 4) Disable the effect of 3 above in case I want to Thanks in anticiaption of your kind responses to the questions above. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
From: Adekoya Adekunle adekunleadek...@gmail.com I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os 2) Check all the open ports (tcp and udp) on my machine 3) Open a specific port say port 3306 so that a telnet request from a remote machiene can be accepted 4) Disable the effect of 3 above in case I want to 1. cat /etc/centos-release 2. netstat -nltup 3. I let it as a google exercise... JD ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a 2) Check all the open ports (tcp and udp) on my machine netstat -atulp (man netstat) 3) Open a specific port say port 3306 so that a telnet request from a remote machiene can be accepted man iptables 4) Disable the effect of 3 above in case I want to Thanks in anticiaption of your kind responses to the questions above. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Kind Regards Earl Ramirez GPG Key: http://trinipino.com/PublicKey.asc signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
I'm all for helping people with their questions and problems...heaven knows, I've needed my share of help with things, but I don't usually ask until I've performed some level of research. Having said that, I hope that you will all accept my apologies for any interpreted attitude in what follows. I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Check+the+version+of+my+cent+os 2) Check all the open ports (tcp and udp) on my machine http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=How+can+I+list+all+the+open+TCP+and+UDP+ports+on+my+system%3F 3) Open a specific port say port 3306 so that a telnet request from a remote machiene can be accepted 4) Disable the effect of 3 above in case I want to http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=How+can+I+open+or+close+a+specific+port+in+my+iptables+configuration%3F Thanks in anticiaption of your kind responses to the questions above. You're welcome. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore. --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a From the question, he wants to know the version of CentOS, not the LSB info. rpm -q centos-release -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore. --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On 25 April 2013 13:30, Mike Burger mbur...@bubbanfriends.org wrote: On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a From the question, he wants to know the version of CentOS, not the LSB info. rpm -q centos-release lsb_release gives the version of CentOS. $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: CentOS Description: CentOS release 5.8 (Final) Release: 5.8 Codename: Final Dave... -- Dave Cross :: d...@dave.org.uk http://dave.org.uk/ @davorg ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On 25 April 2013 13:30, Mike Burger mbur...@bubbanfriends.org wrote: On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a From the question, he wants to know the version of CentOS, not the LSB info. rpm -q centos-release lsb_release gives the version of CentOS. $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: CentOS Description: CentOS release 5.8 (Final) Release: 5.8 Codename: Final So it does...I neglected the -a when I ran it. Thank you. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 01:39:29PM +0100, Dave Cross wrote: lsb_release gives the version of CentOS. $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: CentOS Description: CentOS release 5.8 (Final) Release: 5.8 Codename: Final And it pulls it from a text-based file that is subject to automated and human modification. Parsing release info from centos-release is the most accurate way to determine what the currently running release is. John -- UNIX Russian Roulette: sudo [ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] rm -rf / || echo You live -- Fabian Arrotin pgpEFziuuCJBj.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On 04/25/2013 01:39 PM, Dave Cross wrote: On 25 April 2013 13:30, Mike Burger mbur...@bubbanfriends.org wrote: On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a From the question, he wants to know the version of CentOS, not the LSB info. rpm -q centos-release lsb_release gives the version of CentOS. $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: :core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: CentOS Description: CentOS release 5.8 (Final) Release: 5.8 Codename: Final How odd. On my 64-bit CentOS 6.3, 'lsb_release -a' returns: 'bash: lsb_release: command not found' Works on Debian 6.0.5 Ubuntu 12.04.2 12.10. The CentOS distro is a cloud server image if that makes any difference although I wouldn't have thought so. Cheers, Phil... -- currently (ab)using CentOS 5.9 6.4, Debian Squeeze Wheezy, Fedora Beefy Spherical, Lubuntu 12.10, OpenSuSE 12.3, OS X Snow Leopard Ubuntu Precise Quantal GnuPG Key : http://www.horse-latitudes.co.uk/publickey.asc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On 04/26/2013 12:40 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: Am 26.04.2013 01:35, schrieb Phil Dobbin: How odd. On my 64-bit CentOS 6.3, 'lsb_release -a' returns: 'bash: lsb_release: command not found' Works on Debian 6.0.5 Ubuntu 12.04.2 12.10. The CentOS distro is a cloud server image if that makes any difference although I wouldn't have thought so and what says rpm -qa | grep lsb? redhat-lsb.i686 : LSB base libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb.x86_64 : LSB base libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-compat.i686 : LSB package split dependency compat helper redhat-lsb-compat.x86_64 : LSB package split dependency compat helper redhat-lsb-core.i686 : LSB base libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-core.x86_64 : LSB base libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-graphics.i686 : LSB graphics libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-graphics.x86_64 : LSB graphics libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-printing.i686 : LSB printing libraries support for CentOS redhat-lsb-printing.x86_64 : LSB printing libraries support for CentOS Point taken. Nothing. I'll install them now. Cheers, Phil... -- currently (ab)using CentOS 5.9 6.4, Debian Squeeze Wheezy, Fedora Beefy, Spherical That Damn Cat, Lubuntu 12.10, OS X Snow Leopard Ubuntu Precise, Quantal Raring GnuPG Key : http://www.horse-latitudes.co.uk/publickey.asc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
re point 3, do you have 'telnetd' installed. You should probably use ssh unless you have a good reason not to. On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:04 AM, Adekoya Adekunle adekunleadek...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os 2) Check all the open ports (tcp and udp) on my machine 3) Open a specific port say port 3306 so that a telnet request from a remote machiene can be accepted 4) Disable the effect of 3 above in case I want to Thanks in anticiaption of your kind responses to the questions above. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Cents OS from Bash Shell
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Mike Burger mbur...@bubbanfriends.org wrote: On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 13:04 +0100, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: I want to know the right command to type from a bash shell so that i can 1) Check the version of my cent os lsb_release -a I believe you need to install the package to get lsb_release. It is not present in my minimal server install. From the question, he wants to know the version of CentOS, not the LSB info. rpm -q centos-release The default content in the file /etc/issue comes with Distro name + version number (CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu in my case). -- Arun Khan Sent from my non-iphone/non-android device ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
