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hostconfig(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    hostconfig(1M)

NAME

       hostconfig - configure a system's host parameters

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/hostconfig -p protocol [-d] [ -h] [-n] [-v]
	    [-i interface] [-f hostname]

DESCRIPTION

       The  hostconfig program uses a network protocol to acquire a machine's host parameters and set these parameters on the system.

       The program selects which protocol to use based on the argument to the required	-p flag. Different protocols may set different host param-
       eters. Currently, only one protocol (bootparams) is defined.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d	       Enable debug output.

       -f hostname     Run the protocol as if this machine were named hostname.

       -h	       Echo the received hostname to stdout, rather than setting hostname using the system name directly.

       -i interface    Use only the named network interface to run the protocol.

       -n	       Run the network protocol, but do not set the acquired parameters into the  system.

       -p protocol     Run hostconfig using protocol. Currently, only one protocol (bootparams) is available. This option is required.

		       Specifying the -p bootparams option uses the whoami call of the RPC bootparams protocol. This sets the system's	 hostname,
		       domainname, and default IP router parameters.

       -v	       Enable verbose output.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Configuring Host Parameters with Verbose Output

       The following command configures a machine's host parameters using the whoami call of the RPC bootparams protocol with a verbose output.

	 example# hostconfig -p bootparams -v

       Example 2 Displaying Host Parameters

       The following command displays the parameters that would be set using the whoami call of the RPC bootparams protocol.

	 example# hostconfig -p bootparams -n -v

       Example 3 Configuring Host Parameters Less the System Name

       The following command configures a machine's host parameters, less the system name, using  the whoami call of the RPC bootparams protocol.

	 example# hostconfig='hostconfig -p bootparams -h'

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       hostname(1), domainname(1M), route(1M), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    6 Nov 2000							    hostconfig(1M)

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nodename(4)							   File Formats 						       nodename(4)

NAME

       nodename - local source for system name

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/nodename

DESCRIPTION

       When  a	machine is standalone or its IP address is configured locally, the /etc/nodename file contains the system name. By convention, the
       system name is the same as the hostname associated with the IP address of the primary network interface, for example, hostname.hme0.

       If the machine's network configuration is delivered by the RPC bootparams protocol, the /etc/nodename file is not used, as the system  name
       is delivered by the remote service.

       Given a system name value, regardless of source, the uname utility invoked with the -S option is used to set the system name of the running
       system.

       If the machine's network configuration is delivered by the DHCP protocol, the /etc/nodename file is used only if the DHCP server  does  not
       provide a value for the Hostname option (DHCP standard option code 12).

       A system name configured in /etc/nodename should be unique within the system's name service domain in order to ensure that any network ser-
       vices provided by the system will operate correctly.

       Given a system name value, regardless of source, the uname utility invoked with the -S option is used to set the system name of the running
       system.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Syntax

       The syntax for nodename consists of a single line containing the system's name. For example, for a system named myhost:

       myhost

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       nis+(1), uname(1), named(1M), ypbind(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The nodename file is modified by Solaris installation and de-installation scripts.

SunOS 5.10							    9 Feb 2004							       nodename(4)

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