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Old 08-31-2010
changing hostname on Solaris 8 ?
hi, does anyone had experience changing hostname on Solaris 8 ? any idea how is it done ?
# 2  
Old 09-01-2010
How to Change a Hostname on Solaris

To change the hostname on a Solaris system, you should edit all of these files:

Code:
/etc/hosts
/etc/nodename
/etc/hostname.*
/etc/net/ticlts/hosts
/etc/net/ticots/hosts
/etc/net/ticotsord/hosts
/etc/inet/ipnodes

You should then reboot the server to test your changes and ensure that they operate correctly.
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Old 09-01-2010
or run the sys-unconfig command
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Old 09-01-2010
thanks ! can domain name be changed together with the hostname as well ?
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Old 09-01-2010
Modify /etc/defaultdomain
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