Changing System Information
This section describes commands that enable you to change general system information.
How to Set a System's Date and Time Manually
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Enter the new date and time.
# date mmddHHMM[[cc]yy]
- mm
Month, using two digits.
- dd
Day of the month, using two digits.
- HH
Hour, using two digits and a 24-hour clock.
- MM
Minutes, using two digits.
- cc
Century, using two digits.
- yy
Year, using two digits.
See the date(1) man page for more information.
- Verify that you have reset your system's date correctly by using the date
command with no options.
Example 5-10 Setting a System's Date and Time Manually
The following example shows how to use the date command to manually set
a system's date and time.
# date
Wed Mar 3 14:04:19 MST 2004
# date 0121173404
Thu Jan 21 17:34:34 MST 2004
How to Set Up a Message-Of-The-Day
Edit the message-of-the-day file, /etc/motd, to include announcements or inquiries to all users
of a system when they log in. Use this feature sparingly, and edit
this file regularly to remove obsolete messages.
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Edit the /etc/motd file and add a message of your choice.
Edit the text to include the message that will be displayed during user
login. Include spaces, tabs, and carriage returns.
- Verify the changes by displaying the contents of the /etc/motd file.
$ cat /etc/motd
Welcome to the UNIX Universe. Have a nice day.
Example 5-11 Setting Up a Message-Of-The-Day
The default message-of-the-day, which is provided when you install Solaris software, contains SunOS
version information.
$ cat /etc/motd
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic May 2004
The following example shows an edited /etc/motd file that provides information about system
availability to each user who logs in.
$ cat /etc/motd
The system will be down from 7:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, July 7, for upgrades and maintenance.
Do not try to access the system during those hours.
Thank you.
How to Change a System's Host Name
A system's host name is specified in several different locations.
Remember to update your name service database to reflect the new host name.
Use the following procedure to change or rename a system's host name.
You can also use the sys-unconfig command to reconfigure a system, including the
host name. For more information, see the sys-unconfig(1M) man page.
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Change the system's host name in the following files:
Note - Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, there is no longer two separate
hosts files. The /etc/inet/hosts file is the single hosts file that contains both IPv4
and IPv6 entries. You do not need to maintain IPv4 entries in two
hosts files that always require synchronization. For backward compatibility, the /etc/inet/ipnodes file is replaced
with a symbolic link of the same name to the /etc/inet/hosts file.
For more information, see the hosts(4) man page.
- (Optional) If you are using a name service, change the system's host name in
the hosts file.
- Rename the host name directory within the /var/crash directory.
# cd /var/crash
# mv old-host-name new-host-name
- Reboot the system to activate the new host name.
# init 6
How to Add a Locale to a System
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Add the packages for the locale you want to install on your
system using the localeadm command. The -a option and a locale identifies the locale
that you want to add. The -d option and a device identifies the
device containing the locale packages you want to add. To add the Central
European region (ceu) to your system, for example:
# localeadm -a ceu -d /net/install/latest/Solaris/Product
locale/region name is ceu
Devices are /net/install/latest/Solaris/Product
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One or more locales have been added.
To update the list of locales available at
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How to Remove a Locale From a System
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Remove the packages for the locale installed on your system using the localeadm
command. The -r option and a locale identifies the locale that you want
to remove from the system. To remove the Central European region (ceu) from
your system, for example:
# localeadm -r ceu
locale/region name is ceu
Removing packages for Central Europe (ceu)
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One or more locales have been removed.
To update the list of locales available
at the login screen's "Options->Language" menu,
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