SQL> select dbms_utility.port_string from dual; PORT_STRING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linuxi386/Linux-2.0.34-8.1.0 On 2/1/06, Stephane Faroult <sfaroult@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The only place I know where you can get the OS is V$VERSION, where > banner like 'TNS%'. Unfortunately, you won't get the exact version, but > it can be enough if all you want is differentiate Windows from various > Unix flavours.