[unix-pc.general] How do you change the uname on an AT&T PC7300?

bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) (08/13/90)

In article <299@alix.UUCP> jdc@alix.UUCP (James D. Corder) writes:
|Hello:-)
|
|	I have been asked to put an AT&T PC7300 on our network.
|However, it has the uname UNIX.  This just won't do.  I do know
|know how to change it on this system.
|
|	uname -S
|
|doesn't work.

	In /etc/rc, you'll find the line

		if [ -s /etc/namesys ]; then /etc/namesys; fi

	which turns out to be:

		setuname -n <system-name>

	so you must edit it to change <system-name> to
	be what you want. The ADMINISTRATION menus in
	the UA window system automate this procedure.

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