change hostname in Solaris
The procedure for changing hostname varies, depending of the Solaris version:
SOLARIS 11
1. Change the nodename/config property in system/identity:node service:
# svccfg -s system/identity:node setprop config/nodename="new_hostname"
2. Refresh the configuration and restart the system/identity:node service
# svcadm refresh system/identity:node # svcadm restart system/identity:node
3. Edit /etc/hosts and modify the hostname
SOLARIS 10
1. Modify the host name in the following files:
/etc/hosts /etc/nodename /etc/hostname.<interface>
<interface> is the name of the primary network interface
2. Reboot the system
# init 6
SOLARIS 9 AND BELOW
1. Modify the host name in the following files:
/etc/hosts /etc/nodename /etc/hostname.<interface> /etc/net/ticlts/hosts /etc/net/ticots/hosts /etc/net/ticotsord/hosts
<interface> is the name of the primary network interface
2. Reboot the system
# init 6
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