HPUX Hostname Change

[Scottie Cameron]

Anyone know how to change a HPUX 11.0 server???s hostname? I figured out how to change the IP, but have been told that you need to change the Hostname in several places and not just in SAM.

[Dave Chamberlin · Accepted solution]

set_parms hostname.

[S.K. Chan]

The cleanest way is ..
# /sbin/set_parms hostname
It'll prompt for you to reboot the system after the change is done.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

At a minimum, you need to change the hostname in '/etc/hosts' and '/etc/rc.config.d/netconf' and reboot.

As noted, this can also be done by executing '/sbin/set_parms' with the new hostname passed as an argument.

If you are running DNS, you may need to make additonal changes to reflect the hostname change.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Sajid_1]

You can do it through SAM. Once done, check the files - /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and /etc/hosts. Other method is /sbin/set_parms. You need to restart after changing the name. Give any name which is equal to or less that 8 characters!

[Philip Chan_1]

Scottie,

You should use the command "set_parms hostname" (login as root) for changing hostname. The set_parms program supposed to update ALL necessary files for you. Direct update to /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and /etc/hosts will do too but still I believe using an automated process (running set_parms in your case) is the proper way.

SAM works too, but it has been un-predictable for me in the past. In one version it works but it might not in the next version.

Rgds,
Philip

[Kelli Ward]

An add to Harry's soapbox.
Be sure to check /var/adm/inetd.sec just in case there are any entries that need to be updated.
Kel

It's nice to know there are others out there that are annoyed with set_parms
Although, it's okay on very, very generic network setups.

[Tom Dawson]

Harry,

Thank You! I had thought it was my inexperience that led to my problems with set_parms. I had so many problems with it years ago that I stopped using it and haven't gone back.

Of course, my propensity to want to manually edit configuration files may have had something to do with it also!

Tom

< No Points Please... >

[harry d brown jr]

Kelli & Tom,

It works fine when it's used to set up a server for the first time, but after that it is as useful as the output from /dev/null.

live free or die
harry

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

set_params hostname
change it via sam

Manoj Srivastava