Subj : MBSE
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Thu Jan 12 2017 13:27:12

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.

Andrew

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