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The /sbin/set_parms program
is run automatically when you first boot the system after installation.
If you do not install HP-UX onto the system yourself, or you do not
provide networking information during the installation, you can add
this information later by running /sbin/set_parms initial. See set_parms(1M) for details. You can reset networking parameters at any time
by running /sbin/set_parms again and rebooting
the system. Any modifications should be made as soon as possible after
the initial installation. To enter the appropriate set_parms dialog screen to manually add or modify information after booting,
log in as superuser and specify where keyword is one
of the keywords in Table 2-1.
You will be prompted for the appropriate data. The list of keyword
choices is displayed when you enter set_parms without
a keyword: # set_parms
Usage: set_parms <argument>
Where <argument> can be:
hostname
timezone
date_time
root_passwd
ip_address
addl_netwrk
or initial (for entire initial boot-time dialog sequence) |
Changes you make using set_parms will take effect after you reboot the system. See the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide: Routine Tasks. | | | |  | NOTE: If a system is having trouble communicating with
other systems, check that /etc/rc.config.d/netconf, /var/adm/inetd.sec, and /etc/hosts files all contain the correct official host name. | | | | |
Table 2-1 The set_parms Keywords Keyword | Description |
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initial | Run the entire initial boot-time
dialog sequence, in the order hostname, timezone, date_time, root_passwd, ip_address, addl_network. | hostname | Set your unique system or “node” name. This name must contain only alphabetic characters,
numbers, underscores, or dashes, and must start with an alphabetic
character. The maximum name length is eight characters
unless long host names is set, when the maximum is 255 characters.
See “Setting Long Host Names” for
details. | timezone | Set the time zone where your system
is located. Changing the time zone does not affect the system clock
or file dates, which are always maintained in Universal Time (UT). | date_time | Set the current date and time for the time zone.
See “Setting the System Clock” for
important details. | root_passwd | Set the root password if the current password is null, usually
when the system is first initialized. Otherwise, it does nothing. | ip_address | Set the internet protocol (IP) address.
If networking is installed, this is an address with four numeric components,
each of which is separated by a period with each number between 0
and 255. For example the IP address of example.com is: 192.0.34.166. If you do not have networking installed,
you will not be prompted for the IP address. | addl_netwrk | Set additional network parameters. These allow you
to configure additional network parameters, such as the subnetwork
mask, network gateway, network gateway IP address, local domain name,
Domain Name System (DNS) server host name, DNS server IP address and
Network Information Service domain name. | | locale | Configure local language settings. You can select the language
from a menu provided by set_parms or enter a new
language (not shown in the menu) by selecting Others. set_parms will verify that a user-specified
language is installed. If not, you must install the language before
you can use it with set_parms. |
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