hostconfig

 

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 Maintenance Commands                               hostconfig(1M)
 
 
 


NAME
      hostconfig - configure a system's host parameters
 


SYNOPSIS
      /usr/bin/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 argu-
      ment  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  host-
            name.
 
      -h    Echo the received hostname to stdout, rather than set-
            ting hostname using the system name directly.
 
      -i interface
            Use only the named network interface to run the proto-
            col.
 
      -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
 
 
 
 
 
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 Maintenance Commands                               hostconfig(1M)
 
 
 
      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  parame-
      ters,  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  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


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