domainname(1)                                       domainname(1)



NAME
     domainname - sets  or  displays  the  name  of  the  Network
     Information Service (NIS) domain

SYNOPSIS
     domainname [domain-name]

ARGUMENTS
     domain-name
          Specifies the domain name for this system. Only a user
          who is logged in as root can specify a domain-name
          argument. In actual practice, the domain name is set by
          the script /etc/sysinitrc, which runs domainname with
          the value that is stored in the second field of the
          file /etc/HOSTNAME as the value of the domain-name
          argument.

DESCRIPTION
     domainname, when run without the domain-name argument,
     displays the name of the domain to which this system
     belongs.  The term ``domain'' is used to refer to a group of
     hosts that use the same NIS database to provide NIS service.

     To make a permanent change to the domain name, log in as
     root, edit the second field of /etc/HOSTNAME, and restart
     the system to reinitialize the NIS daemons. Changing the
     domain name, especially if the system is a master or a slave
     NIS server, should be done with caution.

FILES
     /bin/domainname
          Executable file
SEE ALSO
     ypinit(1M) in A/UX System Administrator's Reference

     Chapter 4, ``Setting Up the Network Information Service,''
     in A/UX Network System Administration


















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