DEFAULTDOMAIN(5) File Formats and Configurations DEFAULTDOMAIN(5)

NAME

defaultdomain - specify host's domain name

SYNOPSIS

/etc/defaultdomain

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/defaultdomain determines a host's domain name for
direct use by the NIS name service. The defaultdomain file is read at
boot time and its contents used by the domainname(8) command.
Because of its use by domainname, defaultdomain is also used by the
LDAP service (see ldap(1)). Under certain, narrow circumstances (see
resolv.conf(5)), because domainname uses defaultdomain, a DNS client
can use the contents of defaultdomain.


The contents of defaultdomain consists of a single line containing a
host's domain name.

SEE ALSO

uname(1), resolv.conf(5), ldapclient(8), ypbind(8), ypinit(8)

NOTES

The defaultdomain file is created and modified by Solaris
installation and configuration scripts. Only users knowledgeable of
name service configuration should edit the file.

February 25, 2017 DEFAULTDOMAIN(5)