Hello,
This appears to be a minor issue, but I have noticed a discrepancy between the version of CentOS that Virtulmain is reporting and what is actually installed.
I am currently running Virtualmin 3.81 Pro on CentOS 5.5. My /etc/redhat-release file reports that I am running CentOS 5.5 (“CentOS release 5.5 (Final)”). VirtualMin is reporting: “Operating system CentOS Linux 5.4”
Is this a known issue (or is there a simple fix)?
Thank you,
Russ Kula
Howdy,
Well, Virtualmin reports the distribution name (CentOS) and the version number (5.5).
The other information there isn’t considered relevant I suppose… I think Virtualmin assumes that you’re running “Final”, rather than a beta version of some sort.
Even if it were a beta version, the fact that the version number is 5.5 still means you’d be pulling packages from the same repository.
So, all that other information is just considered “extra” 
-Eric
VirtualMin is reporting: “Operating system CentOS Linux 5.4”
Aha! That’s different
Hmm… I recall this coming up before, and seeing the solution, though I can’t for the life of me remember what it is.
I might start by logging into Virtualmin, click “System Information”, and click the “Refresh system information” link at the top. Does that fix it?
-Eric
Yeah, I forgot to add the critical part.
Unfortunately, using the “Refresh system information” link doesn’t seem to fix the problem.
Russ Kula
Hrm… one other thing you might try is to go into System Settings, and click “Re-Check Configuration”. That may re-detect the OS.
I’d also be curious if restarting Webmin helps… you can do that by typing “/etc/init.d/webmin restart” on the command line.
-Eric
Eric,
Well, before I left work, I logged into the VirtualMin control panel one last time (I had updated the system after I clicked on "“Re-Check Configuration”).
I received the following notification at the top of the “System Information” Page:
“Warning - Your system is actually running CentOS Linux version 5.5.”
There was a button below that read, “Update Detected Operating System”. After (obviously) clicking this button, the OS was detected properly by VirtualMin.
Thank you for the help.
Russ Kula