Determine SUSE Linux version from the command line in RSA Authentication Manager 8.x
Originally Published: 2017-12-13
Last Modified: 2025-07-14
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Product: Authentication Manager
RSA Version: 8.x
Issue
Resolution
- Launch an SSH client, such as PuTTY.
- Login to the primary Authentication Manager server as rsaadmin and enter the operating system password.
Note that during Quick Setup another user name may have been selected. Use that user name to login.
- View either the /etc/SuSE-release or /etc/os-release file, as shown in the following examples:
RSA Authentication Manager 8.1
rsaadmin@am81p:~> cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) VERSION = 11 PATCHLEVEL = 3
RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 and 8.3
rsaadmin@am82p:~> cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) VERSION = 11 PATCHLEVEL = 4
RSA Authentication Manager 8.4 through 8.6 Patch x
rsaadmin@am84p:~> cat /etc/os-release NAME="SLES" VERSION="12-SP3" VERSION_ID="12.3" PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3" ID="sles" ANSI_COLOR="0;32" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12:sp3"
RSA Authentication Manager 8.7 through 8.7 Patch 4
rsaadmin@am87-P4:~> cat /etc/os-release NAME="SLES" VERSION="12-SP5" VERSION_ID="12.5" PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5" ID="sles" ANSI_COLOR="0;32" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12:sp5"
RSA Authentication Manager 8.7 SP1 and higher
rsaadmin@am87-sp1::~ # cat /etc/os-release NAME="SLES" VERSION="15-SP3" VERSION_ID="15.3" PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3" ID="sles" ID_LIKE="suse" ANSI_COLOR="0;32" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:15:sp3" DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://documentation.suse.com/"
RSA Authentication Manager 8.8 and higher
rsaadmin@bham88:~> cat /etc/os-release
NAME="SLES"
VERSION="15-SP4"
VERSION_ID="15.4"
PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4"
ID="sles"
ID_LIKE="suse"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:15:sp4"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://documentation.suse.com/"
rsaadmin@bham88:~>
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