HP-UX Reference (11i v2 03/08) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)

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setuname(1M) setuname(1M)
NAME
setuname - change machine information
SYNOPSIS
setuname [-s name][-n node][
-t]
DESCRIPTION
The
setuname command is used to modify the value for system name and/or the node name by using the
appropriate option(s).
The
setuname command attempts to change the parameter values in both the running kernel and the
system configuration to cross reboots. A temporary change affects only the running kernel.
Options
The
setuname command supports the following options:
-s name Changes the system name (e.g., HP-UX) in the
sysname field of the utsname
structure where name is the new system name and consists of alphanumeric charac-
ters and the special characters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.
-n node Changes the name in the nodename
field of the utsname structure where node
specifies the new node name and consists of alphanumeric characters and the spe-
cial characters dash, underbar, and dollar sign.
-t Signifies a temporary change. The change will not survive a reboot.
Either or both of the
-s or -n options must be given when invoking setuname.
The size of the name and node is limited to
UTSLEN−1 characters. UTSLEN is defined in
<sys/utsname.h>. Only users having appropriate privileges can use this command.
EXAMPLES
To permanently change the system name to
HP-UX and the node name to the-node, issue the following
command:
setuname -s HP-UX -n the-node
To temporarily change the system name to SYSTEM and the node name to new-node, issue the following
command:
setuname -s SYSTEM -n new-node -t
SEE ALSO
uname(1), uname(2).
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