File Formats                                          nodename(4)



NAME
     nodename - local source for system name

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/nodename


DESCRIPTION
     When a machine is standalone or its IP address is configured
     locally, the /etc/nodename file contains the system name. By
     convention, the system name is  the  same  as  the  hostname
     associated with the IP address of the primary network inter-
     face, for example, hostname.hme0.


     If the machine's network configuration is delivered  by  the
     RPC bootparams protocol, the /etc/nodename file is not used,
     as the system name is delivered by the remote service.


     Given a system name value, regardless of source,  the  uname
     utility invoked with the -S option is used to set the system
     name of the running system.


     If the machine's network configuration is delivered  by  the
     DHCP  protocol,  the  /etc/nodename file is used only if the
     DHCP server does not provide a value for the Hostname option
     (DHCP standard option code 12).


     A system name configured in /etc/nodename should  be  unique
     within  the  system's name service domain in order to ensure
     that any  network  services  provided  by  the  system  will
     operate correctly.


     Given a system name value, regardless of source,  the  uname
     utility invoked with the -S option is used to set the system
     name of the running system.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1 Syntax


     The syntax for nodename consists of a single line containing
     the system's name. For example, for a system named myhost:


       myhost





SunOS 5.11           Last change: 9 Feb 2004                    1






File Formats                                          nodename(4)



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWcsu                     
    


SEE ALSO
     NIS](1), uname(1), named(1M), ypbind(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES
     The nodename file is modified by  Solaris  installation  and
     de-installation scripts.




































SunOS 5.11           Last change: 9 Feb 2004                    2