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File Formats                                     defaultdomain(4)



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(1M)  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(4)), because domainname  uses  defaultdomain,  a
     DNS client can use the contents of defaultdomain.


     The contents of defaultdomain consists of a single line con-
     taining a host's domain name.

SEE ALSO
     uname(1),    ldapclient(1M),     ypbind(1M),     ypinit(1M),
     resolv.conf(4)

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.

























SunOS 5.11          Last change: 10 Dec 2009                    1