If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version. Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes. Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Sep 29 12:50:31 EDT 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Gnu C 4.1.2 Gnu make 3.81 binutils 2.17.50.0.6 util-linux 2.13-pre7 mount 2.13-pre7 module-init-tools found quota-tools 3.13. Linux C Library 2.5 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.5 Procps 3.2.7 Kbd 1.12 Sh-utils 5.97 udev 095 Modules Loaded autofs4 hidp nfs fscache nfs_acl rfcomm l2cap bluetooth lockd sunrpc vmblock vsock vmci vmmemctl vmhgfs acpiphp loop dm_multipath scsi_dh video backlight sbs power_meter hwmon i2c_ec dell_wmi wmi button battery asus_acpi acpi_memhotplug ac ipv6 xfrm_nalgo crypto_api lp sg snd_ens1371 gameport snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq floppy snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss pcspkr snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm i2c_piix4 snd_timer i2c_core snd soundcore e1000 snd_page_alloc serio_raw shpchp parport_pc parport ide_cd cdrom dm_raid45 dm_message dm_region_hash dm_mem_cache dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_log dm_mod ata_piix libata mptspi mptscsih mptbase scsi_transport_spi sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd