I need to get the serial number (3aannnnnn)
of a SCO 5.0.x or 6.0.x enterprise system
in Java.

I can get some info in Java such as:
System.getProperty("os.name"));
However, the serial number System.getProperty eludes me.

I can do it in C with:
strncpy(sys_ser, unamedata.sysserial, 10);

Is there a way to get the serial number in Java direct?

Or, can I do some sort of system call to do a:
"uname -X > myfile" and open the myfile
as a properties file?

Or, can I call/link a C program as a subroutine
(I assume using a getsn.o file) of Java?

Any ideas would be appreciated.



Carl

carl@eatontown.net wrote:
> I need to get the serial number (3aannnnnn)
> of a SCO 5.0.x or 6.0.x enterprise system
> in Java.
>
> I can get some info in Java such as:
> System.getProperty("os.name"));
> However, the serial number System.getProperty eludes me.
>
> I can do it in C with:
> strncpy(sys_ser, unamedata.sysserial, 10);
>
> Is there a way to get the serial number in Java direct?
>
> Or, can I do some sort of system call to do a:
> "uname -X > myfile" and open the myfile
> as a properties file?
>
> Or, can I call/link a C program as a subroutine
> (I assume using a getsn.o file) of Java?
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Carl
>

From the system/shell point of view on SCO OS 5.0.x:

grep IQM_ACTIVATION_KEY /var/adm/ISL/iqm_file
grep IQM_SERIAL_NUMBER /var/adm/ISL/iqm_file

For 6.0.0, haven't tried yet :-(

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carl@eatontown.net wrote:
> I need to get the serial number (3aannnnnn)
> of a SCO 5.0.x or 6.0.x enterprise system
> in Java.
>
> I can get some info in Java such as:
> System.getProperty("os.name"));
> However, the serial number System.getProperty eludes me.
>
> I can do it in C with:
> strncpy(sys_ser, unamedata.sysserial, 10);
>
> Is there a way to get the serial number in Java direct?
>
> Or, can I do some sort of system call to do a:
> "uname -X > myfile" and open the myfile
> as a properties file?
>
> Or, can I call/link a C program as a subroutine
> (I assume using a getsn.o file) of Java?

There's no way of doing it in pure Java.

Yes, you can call a C subprogram that gets it
(see the native methods discussion in
/usr/java/ReleaseNotes.html). If it's available
from some command, you can invoke that command
via the Runtime.getRuntime().exec(some_command)
facility.

Jonathan Schilling

jlselsewhere@my-deja.com wrote:
> carl@eatontown.net wrote:
> > I need to get the serial number (3aannnnnn)
> > of a SCO 5.0.x or 6.0.x enterprise system
> > in Java.
> >
> > I can get some info in Java such as:
> > System.getProperty("os.name"));
> > However, the serial number System.getProperty eludes me.
> >
> > I can do it in C with:
> > strncpy(sys_ser, unamedata.sysserial, 10);
> >
> > Is there a way to get the serial number in Java direct?
> >
> > Or, can I do some sort of system call to do a:
> > "uname -X > myfile" and open the myfile
> > as a properties file?
> >
> > Or, can I call/link a C program as a subroutine
> > (I assume using a getsn.o file) of Java?
>
> There's no way of doing it in pure Java.
>
> Yes, you can call a C subprogram that gets it
> (see the native methods discussion in
> /usr/java/ReleaseNotes.html). If it's available
> from some command, you can invoke that command
> via the Runtime.getRuntime().exec(some_command)
> facility.
>
> Jonathan Schilling


uname -X | grep Serial | cut -d" " -f 3

Should give you the Serial number.

Regards...Dan.