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

				  Nov 6, 2000			HOSTCONFIG(1M)

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