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Old 09-19-2008
how do change hostname of a unix server
what command do you use to change a unix server name.
i've tried hostname, but when the unix server is rebooted, it reverts back to the old server name.

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venhart
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Old 09-19-2008
it depends on the unix derivat... in solaris (latest version) are 3 files involved:

- /etc/inet/hosts
- /etc/hostname.nameofprimarynetworkinterface
- /etc/nodename
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Old 09-19-2008
In hp-ux, you would use set_parms (1M)
set_parms hostname
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Old 09-19-2008
For Solaris 8 & 9:
Code:
/etc/inet/hosts:<IP ADDRESS>       hostname        hostname.domainname.com
/etc/net/ticlts/hosts:hostname     hostname
/etc/net/ticots/hosts:hostname     hostname
/etc/net/ticotsord/hosts:hostname  hostname
/etc/nodename:hostname
/etc/dumpadm.conf:DUMPADM_SAVDIR=/var/crash/hostname
/etc/hostname.<interface>:hostname

Last edited by avronius; 09-19-2008 at 01:15 PM.. Reason: Add "& 9", as these are the same files you'd change in both Solaris versions
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