1nodename(4)                      File Formats                      nodename(4)
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NAME

6       nodename - local source for system name
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/nodename
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DESCRIPTION

13       When  a  machine is standalone or its IP address is configured locally,
14       the /etc/nodename file contains the system  name.  By  convention,  the
15       system  name is the same as the hostname associated with the IP address
16       of the primary network interface, for example, hostname.hme0.
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19       If the machine's network configuration is delivered by  the  RPC  boot‐
20       params protocol, the /etc/nodename file is not used, as the system name
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24       Given a system name value, regardless  of  source,  the  uname  utility
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30       col,  the  /etc/nodename  file is used only if the DHCP server does not
31       provide a value for the Hostname option (DHCP standard option code 12).
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34       A system name configured in /etc/nodename should be unique  within  the
35       system's  name  service domain in order to ensure that any network ser‐
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39       Given a system name value, regardless  of  source,  the  uname  utility
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EXAMPLES

44       Example 1 Syntax
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47       The syntax for nodename consists of a single line containing  the  sys‐
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ATTRIBUTES

55       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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60       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
61       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
62       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
63       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
64       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

67       NIS+(1), uname(1), named(1M), ypbind(1M), attributes(5)
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NOTES

70       The  nodename file is modified by Solaris installation and de-installa‐
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75SunOS 5.11                        9 Feb 2004                       nodename(4)
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