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The easiest way is to run sys-unconfig; Next time you boot the machine, it will prompt you for hostname, ip address and other networking info.<br />
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Otherwise you have to modify a lot of files duplicating this info...
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The easiest way is to run sys-unconfig; Next time you boot the machine, it will prompt you for hostname, ip address and other networking info.

Otherwise you have to modify a lot of files duplicating this info...

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I have not had the opportunity to test this response, so I don't think I can accept it? &nbsp;And this has been open a long time - what should I do?
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I have not had the opportunity to test this response, so I don't think I can accept it?  And this has been open a long time - what should I do?

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Nico is absolutely correct (mine was the lazy way, but might be easier if you are moving it to another subnet as it prompts you to reenter subnet mask, gateway etc.), so if he posts another comment then I suggest you accept it as an answer (with an &quot;A&quot; :). Otherwise you'll have to post a question in the Community Support area (link at the bottom of this page) to ask them to convert your rejection to an acceptance.
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Nico is absolutely correct (mine was the lazy way, but might be easier if you are moving it to another subnet as it prompts you to reenter subnet mask, gateway etc.), so if he posts another comment then I suggest you accept it as an answer (with an "A" :). Otherwise you'll have to post a question in the Community Support area (link at the bottom of this page) to ask them to convert your rejection to an acceptance.

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hopefully then Nico will post a comment...
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hopefully then Nico will post a comment...

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I have not tested, but others say the answer is correct.
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I have not tested, but others say the answer is correct.

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I have an Ultra 5 runing Solaris 8 that I will be changing the hostname and ip address of. &nbsp;What steps do i need to take?
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I have an Ultra 5 runing Solaris 8 that I will be changing the hostname and ip address of.  What steps do i need to take?

Change hostname and ip under Sol8 on Ultra5

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Today, it is a modern OS with many commercial flavors and licensees, including FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard’s UX, IBM AIX and Apple Mac OS-X. Apart from its command-line interface, most UNIX variations support the standardized X Window System for GUIs, with the exception of the Mac OS, which uses a proprietary system.