Changeident Program Modules

Solaris/nodename: Configures the nodename of the system (as described in the article).

Solaris/nics: Configures network devices and configuration files for each network interface.

Solaris/netmasks: Manages the contents of the netmasks file.

Solaris/nsswitch: Updates the hostname resolution sequence defined in the configuration file for the name service switch.

Solaris/defaultrouter: Prompts the user for the name or IP address of the default router.

Solaris/sendmail: Prompts the user for the name or IP address of a mail relay server.

Solaris/timezone: Specifies the timezone where the server resides.

To instantiate a new program module (e.g., $CHANGEIDENT_HOME/lib/Solaris/mymodule), simply add the program source to the proper directory location, and the module name (actually the program name prefaced by the parent directory) to the configuration file.

The tarball provided at the Sys Admin Web site (http://www.samag.com/code/) contains the entire application including the changeident driver in the bin directory, the seven program modules in the $CHANGEIDENT_LIB_DIR/Solaris directory, the modules file in the $CHANGEIDENT_ETC_DIR/modules directory, and an example response file in $CHANGEIDENT_ETC_DIR/hosts.