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hostconfig(1M)		System Administration Commands		hostconfig(1M)

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  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
			       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'

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │SUNWcsu			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       hostname(1), domainname(1M), route(1M), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10			  6 Nov 2000			hostconfig(1M)

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