NAME

domainname - set or display the name of the Yellow Pages
             domain

SYNOPSIS

domainname [ nameofdomain ]

DESCRIPTION

The Yellow Pages (YP) uses domain names to refer collectively to a group of hosts.  Without an argument, domainname displays the name of the YP domain.  Only the super-user can set the domain name by providing nameofdomain; it is usually set in the startup script /etc/netnfsrc.

DEPENDENCIES

Series 300

YP servers use the YP domain name as the name of a subdirectory of /usr/etc/yp. The Series 300 has a 14-character filename length restriction, though YP domain names can be as long as 64 characters. For a Series 300 to act correctly as a YP server, care should be taken to make the first 14 characters of all YP domains on a network unique.

AUTHOR

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

ypinit(1M), getdomainname(2), setdomainname(2). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, messages

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 11, 2021