[sandbox common]$ perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. [sandbox common]$ uname -a Linux *****.com 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 06:39:17 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [@sandbox common]$ cat /etc/issue CentOS release 5 (Final) Kernel \r on an \m kernel: 2.6.18-92.1.22 (CentOS 5.2 - RHEL clone, x86_64) perl: 5.8.8 perl-Net-SSH: 0.08 perl-Net-SFTP: 0.10 Apache: 2.2.3 mod_perl: 2.0.4