Subj : MBSE
To : Nicholas Boel
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Thu Jan 12 2017 01:27 pm
Hello Nicholas!
12 Jan 17 07:14, you wrote to me:
NB> Most, if not all of what you mention above, seems fairly standard in
NB> any Linux distribution (or am I missing something?). I was merely
NB> wondering about the check for the specific distro and version number,
NB> and what it would possibly be used for.
There are several differences between distributions that are handled by the
SETUP.sh, primarily in the area of how passwords are stored (/etc/passwd vs.
/etc/shadow, etc.) There are also differences in the groups that exist
between the various distributions.
NB> I guess I was just wondering if it would be easier performing the
NB> proper checks on the locations of the files it needs to modify, rather
NB> than checking for the specific distro name and version number. I just
NB> have no idea whether or not the actual distro name and version number
NB> are used in MBSE itself, or if it is just a set variable displayed to
NB> the sysop when running SETUP.sh, which would then give reason as to
NB> why that check is performed.
For the most part, the SETUP.sh handles finding what it needs itself. There
are a few things that are checked that are distribution specific.
