HOSTCONFIG(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures HOSTCONFIG(8)
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'
SEE ALSO
hostname(1),
attributes(7),
domainname(8),
route(8) November 6, 2000
HOSTCONFIG(8)