Carlton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > All I want to do is change the host name on my laptop. > > Numerous searches turn up to simply change the /etc/host file, but it is > read only and won't accept the change. > > The man pages say not to use sysidconfig manually, so I don't know if it can > be done.
The *right* way is to use sys-unconfig to re-configure the net settings on your box. For some purposes that's a little over the top though. To change the hostname without sys-unconfig there are at least 3 files you need to edit: /etc/inet/hosts /etc/nodename /etc/hostname.* (where * is the name of your interface) If you're on Solaris (rather than an OpenSolaris build) then you need to add /etc/inet/ipnodes to that list. Note that some other apps use the name of the host for other things and may need updating. Some of those files are marked read-only by default. If you're root and using vi you can write to them with :w! otherwise use chmod. HTH Boyd _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
