NAME

sys-config − configure a system or administer configuration information

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/install/sys-config

AVAILABILITY

This command is available for SPARCstation 1 systems only. 

DESCRIPTION

sys-config “unpacks” up a machine and sets up its configuration.  sys-config automatically runs when a pre-installed system is booted for the first time.  It can also be invoked by hand to change any part of a system’s current configuration.  After sys-config has been run by hand the system will need to be rebooted for changes to take affect. 

A system’s configuration consists of hostname, YP domain name, timezone and IP address. 

sys-config does the following:

1.  edits the /etc/hosts with the correct hostname and IP address

2.  sets the hostname in /etc/rc.boot

3.  sets the domainname in /etc/rc.single

4.  sets the /usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime file

When sys-config is finished, it will prompt for a system reboot. 

When sys-config is run by hand, the default answer to any particular question is the current value of that configuration parameter.  Parameters that have not changed can be quickly skipped over to get to the one that should be changed by typing a RETURN. 

sys-config is potentially a dangerous utility and can be run only by the super-user. 

FILES

/etc/rc.single

/etc/rc.boot

/etc/hosts

/usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime

/usr/etc/install/files/sys_info

SEE ALSO

sys-unconfig(8)

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 7 May 1989