setuname(1m) [sunos man page]

setuname(1M)						  System Administration Commands					      setuname(1M)

NAME

       setuname - change machine information

SYNOPSIS

       setuname [-t] [-n node] [-s name]

DESCRIPTION

       The  setuname  utility  changes the parameter value for the system name and node name. Each parameter can be changed using setuname and the
       appropriate option.

       Either or both the -s and -n options must be given when invoking setuname.

       The system architecture may place requirements on the size of the system and network node name. The command will issue a fatal warning mes-
       sage and an error message if the name entered is incompatible with the system requirements.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -n node	       Changes	the node name. node specifies the new network node name and can consist of alphanumeric characters and the special
		       characters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.

       -s name	       Changes the system name. name specifies new system name and can consist of alphanumeric characters and the special  charac-
		       ters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.

       -t	       Temporary change. No attempt will be made to create a permanent change.

ATTRIBUTES

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

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

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

NOTES

       setuname  attempts  to  change the parameter values in two places: the running kernel and, as necessary per implementation, to cross system
       reboots. A temporary change changes only the running kernel.

SunOS 5.10							    9 Jul 2003							      setuname(1M)

setuname(1M)															      setuname(1M)

NAME

       setuname - change machine information

SYNOPSIS

       name] node]

DESCRIPTION

       The command is used to modify the value for system name and/or the node name by using the appropriate option(s).

       The  command attempts to change the parameter values in both the running kernel and the system configuration to cross reboots.  A temporary
       change affects only the running kernel.

   Options
       The command supports the following options:

	      Changes the system name (for example, HP-UX) in the
			     field of the structure where name is the new system name and consists of  alphanumeric  characters  and  the  special
			     characters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.

	      Changes the name in the
			     field of the structure where node specifies the new node name and consists of alphanumeric characters and the special
			     characters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.

	      Signifies a temporary change.
			     The change will not survive a reboot.

       Either or both of the or options must be given when invoking

       The size of the name and node is limited to characters.	is defined in Only users having appropriate privileges can use this command.

EXAMPLES

       To permanently change the system name to and the node name to issue the following command:

       To temporarily change the system name to and the node name to issue the following command:

WARNINGS

       Setting a nodename of more than 8 bytes is possible only with the appropriate configuration options enabled.  It  is  strongly  recommended
       that  all  related  documentation  be  completely  understood before setting a larger node name.  A node name larger than 8 bytes can cause
       anomalous or incorrect behavior in applications which use the command or the system function to access the name.

SEE ALSO

       uname(1), uname(2), nodehostnamesize(5).

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