topic Re: how to change hostname and domain name ? in Operating System - HP-UX

how to change hostname and domain name ?

Eric_83 — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:57:54 GMT

I have a dns server .

I want to change dns server's hostname and

domain name .

I modified /etc/hosts , /etc/resolv.conf

I restarted the named daemon .

But when I use nslookup command check the domain
I discovered there is no change in hostname.

how can i do ?

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

KCS_1 — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:17:05 GMT

hi~

you can change hostname,

follow instruction:

# vi /etc/hosts (hostname change)

# /sbin/init.d/hostname start

# nslookup your_hostname

after, confirm the /etc/nsswitch.conf

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

KCS_1 — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:20:42 GMT

hi~

you can change hostname,

follow instruction:

# vi /etc/hosts (hostname change)

# /sbin/init.d/hostname start

# nslookup your_hostname

after, confirm the /etc/nsswitch.conf file

also you can change resolution suffix

#vi /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue] dns

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

harry d brown jr — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:21:01 GMT

set_parms

live free or die
harry

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

Animesh Chakraborty — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:21:38 GMT

hi,
Also change /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

sven verhaegen — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:04:32 GMT

as you are running DNS , changinh hostnames and domainnames isn't that simple I'm afraid .. it depend where the server is going to get its data himself , is it set to use DNS for it's own domain and resolving or not ??? if it uses DNs then the chages need to be taken care not only in resolv.conf but also in the DB (database files) created by DNS at startup, you wil physically need to alster the hostname in the DB file or alter things in the named.conf or named.boot and hostfile and run host_to_named script to remake the DB before restarting named...

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

John Dvorchak — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:21:25 GMT

The easiest way to change a systems host name and most network setting is set_parm. If you want to see everything then use:
set_parms initial.
That will take care of the sytem you are on. You didn't mention if that system is your DNS server also? If so you will have to look at /etc/named.boot to get the path to the db files and change the forward and reverse entries for the system there. Don't forget to restart named to re-read the newly edited db files.

If the DNS server is on another system then you will have to contact the SA on that system to make the appropriate DNS DB settings on the DNS server.

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

harry d brown jr — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:52:54 GMT

Eric,

There is a feature in your profile that allows you to find previous Questions you have posted, which makes it easier to take care of this:

This member has assigned points to 0 of 18 responses to his/her questions.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/TopSolutions/1,,CA821024!1!questions,00.html

As Animesh as said, don't forget netconf file.

live free or die
harry

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

Sritharan — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:03:36 GMT

Hi Eric

you can use set_parms

to set hostname
set_parms hostname

to set dns
set_parms addl_netwrk

Thanks & Regards
Sri

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

Sritharan — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:10:07 GMT

opppppssss

sorry I missed out this

you also can use SAM to set your netwoking parameters

to add host
Networking & Communication -> hosts

to add DNS
Networking & Communication -> DNS

Thanks & Regards
Sri

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:22:28 GMT

Eric

you need to cehck how the nslokup resolve its name .

Set it to check it /etc/hosts file first .

change the apropiate entrty in /etc/hosts

set_params hostname

reboot it

Manoj Srivastava

Re: how to change hostname and domain name ?

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:39:06 GMT

if you change the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
and
/etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf
you can then do a /sbin/init.d/net stop
/sbin/init.d/net start
to reload the config.
set_parms will more or less do the same thing, but ask you to reboot.

Later,
Bill