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How to Change IP and Hostname on a Solaris Box


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Change in the following files:
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/etc/hosts
/etc/netmasks
/etc/defaultrouter
/etc/hostname.(hme0)     >> type of network card specific
/etc/nodename
/etc/net/*/hosts
/etc/passwd
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**        rename the directory under /var/crash to match your new hostname **

&&        type hostname to view hostname
&&        type hostname <newhostname> to change name without reboot



To bind an IP address to a Network Interface Card   (example - hme0)
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ifconfig -a                                        << to check configuration
ifconfig hme0 plumb                                << to enable the card
ifconfig hme0 <ip address> netmask <subnet> up     << to bind and enable the configuration

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Solaris 10 :
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 13:21.

Solaris 10 : /etc/inet/ipnodes and /etc/inet/hosts

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to change defaultrouter
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 09:51.

to change defaultrouter without reboot use:

route default delete

route default add

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Don't Forget SSH & Firewall (deny) Configs
Submitted by Eric (not verified) on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:21.

Also, don't forget to update the contents of the sshd_config (ssh config files) otherwise you'll be locked out of the server after the IP changes.
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if you could explain the
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 08:10.

if you could explain the location of the sshd-config files; it would be more useful

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the location is :
Submitted by omer (not verified) on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 03:50.

the location is : /etc/ssh/sshd_config

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