1hostconfig(1M) System Administration Commands hostconfig(1M)
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6 hostconfig - configure a system's host parameters
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9 /usr/sbin/hostconfig -p protocol [-d] [ -h] [-n] [-v]
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14 The hostconfig program uses a network protocol to acquire a machine's
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18 The program selects which protocol to use based on the argument to the
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44 -p protocol Run hostconfig using protocol. Currently, only one pro‐
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58 Example 1 Configuring Host Parameters with Verbose Output
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61 The following command configures a machine's host parameters using the
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69 Example 2 Displaying Host Parameters
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80 Example 3 Configuring Host Parameters Less the System Name
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97 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
98 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
99 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
100 │Availability │SUNWcsu │
101 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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104 hostname(1), domainname(1M), route(1M), attributes(5)
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108SunOS 5.11 6 Nov 2000 hostconfig(1M)