NODENAME(5) File Formats and Configurations NODENAME(5)
NAME
nodename - local source for system name
SYNOPSIS
/etc/nodenameDESCRIPTION
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 interface, 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.
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
SEE ALSO
uname(1),
attributes(7),
named(8),
ypbind(8)NOTES
The
nodename file is modified by Solaris installation and de-
installation scripts.
February 25, 2017 NODENAME(5)
