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Can someone help.
I need to find the sco openserver licence version on our server.
I tried going into "scoadmin" .... it only gives the licence number... not the version number. I know we are on Openserver 5 but Ima not sure whether it is version 5.2 or 5.4.....

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Short summary and a few reliable ways to confirm the exact OpenServer 5 level (5.0.2 vs 5.0.4, etc.). SCO OpenServer release numbers use the 5.0.x form (for example 5.0.2, 5.0.4, 5.0.7). People sometimes say “5.2” or “5.4” as shorthand for 5.0.2 / 5.0.4; use the full 5.0.x label when you record the system. OpenServer release list and notes. (en.wikipedia.org)

The suggestions from (use the SCO admin interface) and (check the kernel/uname output) are useful starting checks, but they can give different pieces of information (license / kernel build) rather than the product + supplement label. A practical check that usually gives the product string is to look at the SCO product directories that include the release in their names; for example you will commonly see entries under the lli or Unix product paths that include the release token (examples in real system traces show names like “5.0.7a”). Listing those directories is a quick, low-impact way to spot the installed release. (community.unix.com)

For authoritative patch/supplement information use the system Software Manager (the “custom”/Software Manager patch screen) or the installed documentation (DocView) on the server. The Software Manager’s Patch Management view shows which release supplements or VOLs have been applied; DocView / the installed manuals also identify the installed OpenServer release. These are the same interfaces used by SCO documentation and supplement install procedures. (apricot.retropc.se)

Quick checklist (do as root or via an account with read access to system dirs):

ls -d /opt/K/SCO/lli/*
ls -d /var/opt/K/SCO/Unix/*

Those directory names usually contain the release token (for example 5.0.7a), and the Software Manager will show applied supplements for exact patch-level identification. Kernel/build strings help, but they do not always show the supplement or product label used by SCO’s documentation. (aplawrence.com)

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Can someone help.
I need to find the sco openserver licence version on our server.
I tried going into "scoadmin" .... it only gives the licence number... not the version number. I know we are on Openserver 5 but Ima not sure whether it is version 5.2 or 5.4.....

:confused:

scoadmin --version

or

scoadmin -v

I don't know if thats what you're looking for, not really a SCO expert. Don't see much point in learning either cos IBM are going descend on them before long

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uname -X

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