HOSTCONFIG(1M)HOSTCONFIG(1M)NAMEhostconfig - 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 parame‐
ters. 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 pro‐
tocol (bootparams) is available. This option is
required.
Specifying the -p bootparams option uses the whoami
call of the RPC bootparams protocol. This sets the sys‐
tem'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 ALSOhostname(1), domainname(1M), route(1M), attributes(5)
Nov 6, 2000 HOSTCONFIG(1M)