Node and Host Name Sizes on HP-UX: Using the Expanded Capabilities of HP-UX

Command Interfaces

uname(1)

The uname command displays up to 256 bytes of the node name, when invoked with the –n

or the –a option (effective in HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 Update). It allows setting of the

node name with the –S option, up to 256 bytes (plus null) when the

expanded_node_host_names tunable is 1 (on), or up to 8 bytes when the tunable is 0

(off).

setuname(1m)

The setuname command allows setting of the node name with the –n option, up to 256

bytes (plus null terminator) when the expanded_node_host_names tunable is 1 (on), or up

to 8 bytes when the tunable is 0 (off).

hostname(1)

The hostname command displays up to 255 bytes of the host name when invoked with no

options (effective in the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 Update). It allows setting of the host

name, up to 255 bytes (plus null terminator) when the expanded_node_host_names

tunable is 1 (on), or up to 8 bytes when the tunable is 0 (off).