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Werk #4878: lnx_distro: Fixed wrong detected distribution name, vendor and version

Component HW/SW inventory
Title lnx_distro: Fixed wrong detected distribution name, vendor and version
Date Jun 27, 2017
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.5.0i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.4.0p8 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.2.8p25 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The agent plugin {{mk_inventory.linux}} collects the content of following release files if available: "/etc/gentoo-release", "/etc/SuSE-release", "/etc/oracle-release", "/etc/redhat-release", "/etc/lsb-release", "/etc/debian_version"

The first match in the related inventory plugin {{lnx_distro}} determines name, vendor and version. The type is always "Linux".

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