How to specify hostname in DHCP?

[supremedalek]

I have a Solaris 10 vm in a Linux host. I would like to use dhcp but specify my hostname at the vm (not at the dhcp server). So, I created a /etc/hostname.e1000g0 file,

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root@unknown ~> cat /etc/hostname.e1000g0 
inet solaris10-x64
root@unknown ~> 

edited /etc/default/dhcpagent as described in http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-55 ... s5a?a=view and then killed dhcpagent, removed, /etc/dhcp/interface.dhc, and rebooted. The vm still calls itself unknown. What else should I try?

[SSCBrian]

You might have to try a Solaris OS specific forum for that since it's not actually related to the fact that Solaris is in a VM. It works the same way on bare metal. The normal situation is that if it's a server, people use static IPs, which let you specify the hostname, or if it's a DHCP workstation, it's specified on the DHCP server (or just left as unknown)...

I did change my hostname once, but I remember it was a big deal and there were still a place here and there where it didn't show up as changed. Unfortunately, I can't recall any of the details of that now as it was a couple years ago.

[Hortnon]

Try the /etc/nodename file. I haven't really used DHCP on Solaris, so that's the extent of my knowledge.