TITLE
    Mac OS X Server: Determining Which Version Is Installed
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10/11/99
5/9/00
TOPIC

    This article explains how to check which version of Mac OS X Server is installed on a computer.

DISCUSSION

    There are several ways to determine which version of Mac OS X Server is installed, or whether a specific patch has been applied successfully.

    Console Window
    The most direct way of verifying the version of Mac OS X Server is to open the Console from the Tools Menu within Workspace Manager. Besides displaying system messages related to the opening of applications and the initialization of various services, the Console writes the currently installed Mac OS X Server version at login.

    Listed below are the readouts in the Console screen with each version of the OS:
    • Mac OS X Server 1.0 (Initial release): "Software Version Mac OS X Server (Hera1O9)"
    • Mac OS X Server 1.0.1: The output is identical to that found in the 1.0 release.
    • Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 (update posted 1999-07-22): "Software Version Mac OS X
      Server+Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 Patch (Hera1O9+Loki2G1)"
    • Mac OS X Server 1.2: Software Version Mac OS X Server 1.2 (Pele1Q10)
    Installer Receipts
    Alternatively, locate the package used to install the patch (in /Local/Library/Receipts/ ), double-click it to open the Installer.app, and examine the status in the window that opens. You may also verify the installation of each component of the patch directly after running the Installer by looking at the log file that is created in the process.

    uname command
    A third method is to open a terminal window and type the uname command. This command takes a variety of arguments, but if the -a argument is used, the command outputs all available information to the terminal screen, including hardware name, node name, operating system name, operating system release and operating system version.

    For example, here is the printout received from issuing uname -a on the current version 1.2:
      Rhapsody sfk 5.6 Kernel Release 5.6: Tue Nov 23 15:07:38 PST 1999;
      root(rcbuilder):Objects/kernel-187.obj~2/RELEASE_PPC Copyright (c)
      1988-1995,1997-1999 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  Power
      Macintosh
    The Kernel Release will vary depending on the version of Mac OS X Server that is installed as the following chart shows.

    Mac OS X Server version
    Kernel Release
    version
    1.0
    5.3
    1.0-1
    5.4
    1.0-2
    5.5
    1.2
    5.6

    For further details on the uname command, please refer to the online manual page.

    Note: To find the most recent version of this software, please consult the Apple Software Updates Library available at http://www.apple.com/swupdates/ .

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X Server
Sub Category: Troubleshooting
Keywords: kmosXserver

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