How can one find the jboss version that is installed?

[babureddy]

Starting and stopping a jboss server and then scanning the server log is one way of finding the jboss version. Is there any other way to find the jboss version. Like reading a file that comes with the install.

Thanks in advance,
Babu

[jiwils]

Is there any other way to find the jboss version.

Use the Version attribute of the jboss.system:type=Server MBean.

Use this wiki to see how to communicate with MBeans from Java-based code when running as a part of the application server.

[fbiaggi]

Hi,

try:

 Package mainPkg = Package.getPackage( "org.jboss" );
 String v = mainPkg.getImplementationVersion( );

[starksm64]

Other than the readme.html in the root of the dist, you can get this from the run.jar manifest version headers. The jdk extcheck tool can display this:

[sstark@sstark bin]$ extcheck -verbose run.jar
Target file:run.jar
Specification title:JBoss
Specification version:4.0.3
Specification vendor:JBoss (http://www.jboss.org/)
Implementation version:4.0.3SP1 (build: CVSTag=JBoss_4_0_3_SP1 date=200510231054)
Implementation vendor:JBoss.org

Comparing with file:/C:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/ext/dnsns.jar
Comparing with file:/C:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/ext/localedata.jar
Comparing with file:/C:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/ext/sunjce_provider.jar
Comparing with file:/C:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/ext/sunpkcs11.jar
No conflicting installed jar found.