Re: /etc/hostname.* in Solaris9

From: Darren Dunham (ddunham_at_redwood.taos.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:35:32 GMT

Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.no-spam-here.tomsk.su> wrote:
> Hi,

> Could you help me with a good description of /etc/hostname.* files
> format ?

> Looking at /etc/init.d/network suggests that /etc/hostname.* can
> contain multiple lines configuring netmasks (instead of the silly
> /etc/inet/netmasks), secondary addresses and a lot of other useful
> stuff. Where is is documented?

S30network?

If it's multiline, it'll just feed the lines to 'ifconfig' as
arguments. Anything you can give to ifconfig you can put in the file.

With a single line, it will automatically 'up' the interface. With
multiple lines, it will not. 

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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham@taos.com
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