Hello all,
I noticed that when you install Solaris if you check that the computer will be on a network you don't get the option to give hostname, however if you say the computer will not be networked it offers the option.

Maybe it is because I have been a windows user but that doesn't seem to make sense. I am trying to figure out if that is a glitch and if not how can I change the hostname.

Please note, I am new to Solaris and I need fairly broken down explanations and/or where to go for explanations that the average monkey can understand. I'm not mentally impaired just unexposed.


Thanks for your time.

I believe that you can set the hostname by creating a file called /etc/nodename and just putting the hostname in it.

Actually, if you tell the installer the computer will get its IP adresse from a DHCP server, then it assumes the DHCP server will also provide a hostname to your host. If your DHCP server isn't properly configured to do that, then your computer will have "unknown" as its hostname. If your computer has a hostname set with the nodename file but gets its IP from DHCP; it will loose its hostname and end up with "unkown" too if the DHCP doesn't provide a name. You need to disable the hostname request by editing the /etc/default/dhcpagent file.

If you go the fixed IP way, you'll be prompted for a hostname at installation time.