[Sunhelp] Hostid on SPARC

[Tony Alberti]

the domainname command sets the NIS domainname
echo "my.domain.com" > /etc/defaultdomain
if you are trying to set the DNS domain, try this:
echo "domain xyz.domain.com" >> /etc/resolv.conf

Tony

----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Marko <smarko at ims.telstra.com.au>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Cc: <michael.a.meacle at team.telstra.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:32 AM
Subject: [Sunhelp] Hostid on SPARC


> Hi All,
> Does anyone know how to change the hostid on a SPARC system for the
duration of
> one boot?
> I know it's stored on an EPROM and read at boot time (and probably by the
> system calls) but can it be changed on a temporary basis, something like
> "domainname my.domain.com" changes the domainname temporarily.
> Thanks
> Simon Marko - Telstra Internetworking Solutions
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