HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 5 Miscellaneous Topics (vol 9)

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nodehostnamesize(5) nodehostnamesize(5)
NAME
nodehostnamesize - size of node name and host name
DESCRIPTION
The HP-UX operating system default configuration allows the system node name and host name to be up to
8 and 64 bytes in length, respectively. The node name supports the UUCP utilities. The host name sup-
ports the internet Domain Name Services (DNS) host name label.
Setting a node name of more than 8 bytes or a host name of more than 64 bytes is possible only with the
appropriate configuration options enabled.
APPLICATION USAGE
See the whitepaper Node and Host Name Sizes on HP-UX: Using the Expanded Capabilities for more infor-
mation.
WARNINGS
It is strongly recommended that all related documentation be completely understood before setting a larger
node or host name. A node name larger than 8 bytes, or host name larger than 64 bytes, can cause
anomalous behavior or failure in applications which use the
uname and/or hostname
commands or the
uname() and/or gethostname()
system functions to obtain the names.
SEE ALSO
hostname(1), uname(1), uucp(1), setuname(1M), gethostname(2), sethostname(2), uname(2), hostname(5).
Node and Host Name Sizes on HP-UX: Using the Expanded Capabilities whitepaper, available on
http://docs.hp.com
.
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