I haven't seen this one in the list yet but I have: select dbms_utility.port_string from dual; PORT_STRING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ x86_64/Linux 2.4.xx Which is interesting since I'm at the 2.6 kernel. Ah well, what Oracle doesn't know... Kevin On 2/2/06, Herring Dave - dherri <Dave.Herring@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Okay, I'll jump in from the non-Linux world: > > PORT_STRING > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > DEC Alpha OSF/1, r1.1-8.1.0 > > % uname -a > OSF1 V5.1 2650 alpha > > Its nice to see DEC is still mentioned after Compaq and HP did their > purchases. You think Oracle admits anywhere internally optimizer logic > they took from Rdb? :-) > > Dave > ------------------------------------- > Dave Herring, DBA > Acxiom Corporation > 3333 Finley > Downers Grove, IL 60515 > wk: 630.944.4762 > <mailto:dherri@xxxxxxxxxx> > ------------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala > > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:54 AM > > To: Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: davidsharples@xxxxxxxxx; Stephane Faroult; > onkarnath.tiwary@xxxxxxxxx; > > gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx; ORACLE-L > > Subject: Re: running os command from pl/sql block > > > > When everybody is publishing port string, let me join the fray: > > > > SQL> select dbms_utility.port_string from dual; > > > > PORT_STRING > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > > ------ > > Linuxi386/Linux-2.0.34-8.1.0 > > > > SQL> > > > > It doesn't even say "IBMPC". > > > > -- > > Mladen Gogala > > http://www.mgogala.com > > > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > *************************************************************************** > The information contained in this communication is confidential, is > intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally > privileged. > > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this communication in error, please resend this > communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy > of it from your computer system. > > Thank You. > > **************************************************************************** > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >