Problem with hostname after enabling dhcp

Question

i just installed a solaris10 non-networked because there was no network connection when i installed it. but recently, we were able to connect it to a network which required me to enable dhcp which i did with a sys-unconfig command.
the problem is, the hostname i have for this machine is currently "unknown" and i don't know how to set it to another name,
i've tried the procedure in doc.sun.com but still will not work.
thanks

Answer 1

Hello,
I had the same problem with Solaris 9 for 3 months.
I used the following documentation :
#3477
2. For Solaris 8 systems.
Edit the file /etc/init.d/network and change the line that reads
"dhcp") hostname=`/sbin/dhcpinfo Hostname` ;;
to
# "dhcp") hostname=`/sbin/dhcpinfo Hostname` ;;
"dhcp") hostname=`shcat /etc/nodename` ;;
Then, edit the file /etc/init.d/inetsvc and change the line that reads
hostname=`/sbin/dhcpinfo Hostname`
to
# hostname=`/sbin/dhcpinfo Hostname`
hostname=`/usr/bin/cat /etc/nodename`
Save the files and reboot the system. The system's hostname will be the
entry in the file /etc/nodename.
Else try the docid : 71848
Good luck