RHN issue: wrong platform identification

[Michael Schwendt]

On 08/12/06, Edson Noboru Yamada wrote:
>
> I´ve just installed RHEL4 x86_64. Typing uname -a, I get
> "Linux MyHost 2.6.9-5.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 5 19:29:47 EST 2005 x86_64 x86_64
> x86_64 GNU/Linux"
>
>
> However, when I register it to the RHN, the site recongnizes a 32 bit
> installation.
>
> Does somebody know RHN decides what platform the machine is using? Is there
> a specific file?

Have you tried "up2date -p" yet?