Why there is a discrepancy between /etc/redhat-release and uname -r (lsb_release-a)?
Issue
The version displayed by the command "uname -r" is not matching the version shown by "cat /etc/redhat-release" or "lsb_release-a" ?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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