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PROGRAM:

NAME


hostname - show or set the system's host name
domainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name
ypdomainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name
nisdomainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name
dnsdomainname - show the system's DNS domain name

SYNOPSIS


hostname [-a|--alias] [-d|--domain] [-f|--fqdn|--long] [-A|--all-fqdns] [-i|--ip-address]
[-I|--all-ip-addresses] [-s|--short] [-y|--yp|--nis]
hostname [-b|--boot] [-F|--file filename] [hostname]
hostname [-h|--help] [-V|--version]

domainname [nisdomain] [-F file]
ypdomainname [nisdomain] [-F file]
nisdomainname [nisdomain] [-F file]

dnsdomainname

DESCRIPTION


Hostname is used to display the system's DNS name, and to display or set its hostname or
NIS domain name.

GET NAME
When called without any arguments, the program displays the current names:

hostname will print the name of the system as returned by the gethostname(2) function.

domainname will print the NIS domainname of the system. domainname uses the
gethostname(2) function, while ypdomainname and nisdomainname use the
yp_get_default_domain(3).

dnsdomainname will print the domain part of the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). The
complete FQDN of the system is returned with hostname --fqdn (but see the warnings in
section THE FQDN below).

SET NAME
When called with one argument or with the --file option, the commands set the host name or
the NIS/YP domain name. hostname uses the sethostname(2) function, while all of the three
domainname, ypdomainname and nisdomainname use setdomainname(2). Note, that this is
effective only until the next reboot. Edit /etc/hostname for permanent change.

Note, that only the super-user can change the names.

It is not possible to set the FQDN or the DNS domain name with the dnsdomainname command
(see THE FQDN below).

The host name is usually set once at system startup in /etc/init.d/hostname.sh (normally
by reading the contents of a file which contains the host name, e.g. /etc/hostname).

THE FQDN
The FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of the system is the name that the resolver(3)
returns for the host name, such as, ursula.example.com. It is usually the hostname
followed by the DNS domain name (the part after the first dot). You can check the FQDN
using hostname --fqdn or the domain name using dnsdomainname.

You cannot change the FQDN with hostname or dnsdomainname.

The recommended method of setting the FQDN is to make the hostname be an alias for the
fully qualified name using /etc/hosts, DNS, or NIS. For example, if the hostname was
"ursula", one might have a line in /etc/hosts which reads

127.0.1.1 ursula.example.com ursula

Technically: The FQDN is the name getaddrinfo(3) returns for the host name returned by
gethostname(2). The DNS domain name is the part after the first dot.

Therefore it depends on the configuration of the resolver (usually in /etc/host.conf) how
you can change it. Usually the hosts file is parsed before DNS or NIS, so it is most
common to change the FQDN in /etc/hosts.

If a machine has multiple network interfaces/addresses or is used in a mobile environment,
then it may either have multiple FQDNs/domain names or none at all. Therefore avoid using
hostname --fqdn, hostname --domain and dnsdomainname. hostname --ip-address is subject to
the same limitations so it should be avoided as well.

OPTIONS


-a, --alias
Display the alias name of the host (if used). This option is deprecated and should
not be used anymore.

-A, --all-fqdns
Displays all FQDNs of the machine. This option enumerates all configured network
addresses on all configured network interfaces, and translates them to DNS domain
names. Addresses that cannot be translated (i.e. because they do not have an
appropriate reverse IP entry) are skipped. Note that different addresses may
resolve to the same name, therefore the output may contain duplicate entries. Do
not make any assumptions about the order of the output.

-b, --boot
Always set a hostname; this allows the file specified by -F to be non-existant or
empty, in which case the default hostname localhost will be used if none is yet
set.

-d, --domain
Display the name of the DNS domain. Don't use the command domainname to get the
DNS domain name because it will show the NIS domain name and not the DNS domain
name. Use dnsdomainname instead. See the warnings in section THE FQDN above, and
avoid using this option.

-f, --fqdn, --long
Display the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). A FQDN consists of a short host
name and the DNS domain name. Unless you are using bind or NIS for host lookups you
can change the FQDN and the DNS domain name (which is part of the FQDN) in the
/etc/hosts file. See the warnings in section THE FQDN above und use hostname --all-
fqdns instead wherever possible.

-F, --file filename
Read the host name from the specified file. Comments (lines starting with a `#')
are ignored.

-i, --ip-address
Display the network address(es) of the host name. Note that this works only if the
host name can be resolved. Avoid using this option; use hostname --all-ip-addresses
instead.

-I, --all-ip-addresses
Display all network addresses of the host. This option enumerates all configured
addresses on all network interfaces. The loopback interface and IPv6 link-local
addresses are omitted. Contrary to option -i, this option does not depend on name
resolution. Do not make any assumptions about the order of the output.

-s, --short
Display the short host name. This is the host name cut at the first dot.

-V, --version
Print version information on standard output and exit successfully.

-y, --yp, --nis
Display the NIS domain name. If a parameter is given (or --file name ) then root
can also set a new NIS domain.

-h, --help
Print a usage message and exit.

NOTES


The address families hostname tries when looking up the FQDN, aliases and network
addresses of the host are determined by the configuration of your resolver. For instance,
on GNU Libc systems, the resolver can be instructed to try IPv6 lookups first by using the
inet6 option in /etc/resolv.conf.

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