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System Administration Commandshostconfig(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 parameters. 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 TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWcsu

SEE ALSO

 

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


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 6 Nov 2000

 
      
      
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