DOMAINNAME(1)							 DOMAINNAME(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     domainname	- set or display name of current NIS domain

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     domainname	[ name-of-domain ]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Without an	argument, domainname displays the name of the current network
     information service (NIS) domain, which typically encompasses a group of
     hosts under the same administration.  As such, the	name of	an NIS domain
     is	typically a valid Internet domain name in order	to be consistent with
     the domain	name used by the BIND name server, named(1M).

     Only the super-user can set the domain name by giving an argument;	this
     is	performed by the system	startup	procedure using	the contents of
     /var/yp/ypdomain.	This setting is	persists only until the	machine	is
     rebooted, when it will once again be set using the	contents of the	above
     file.  To permanently change the value change this	file, then run the
     domainname	command	as a privileged	user or	run the	command:
     /var/yp/ypinit -c.

     Currently,	the network information	service	uses domains only to refer
     collectively to a group of	hosts.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypinit(1M)


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