* brook@biology.nmsu.edu <brook@biology.nmsu.edu> [0735 20:35]:
> I am running a java program that reports the OS based on the following
> code:
> 
>             Properties prop = System.getProperties();
>             osName = prop.getProperty("os.name", "unknown_os_name");
>             osVersion = prop.getProperty("os.version", "unknown_os_version");
>             osArch = prop.getProperty("os.arch", "unknown_arch");
>             vmVersion = prop.getProperty("java.version", "unknown_java_version");
> 
> Although this is running on a NetBSD-1.6/i386 system the values are
> reported as Linux, 2.4.18, i386, 1.3.1_08.
> 
> The JVM in use is from the following package:
> 
>     sun-jre13-1.0.8nb1  Sun's Java(tm) Runtime Environment 1.3.1

That's linux emulation for you!

You *should* be able to edit system.properties
and set it there?

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