Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

To Preconfigure the Locale Using NIS

Become superuser or assume an equivalent role on the name server.

Change /var/yp/Makefile to add the locale map.

Insert this shell procedure after the last variable.time shell procedure.

locale.time:  $(DIR)/locale
        -@if [ -f $(DIR)/locale ]; then \
               sed -e "/^#/d" -e s/#.*$$// $(DIR)/locale \
               | awk '{for (i = 2; i<=NF; i++) print $$i, $$0}' \
               | $(MAKEDBM) - $(YPDBDIR)/$(DOM)/locale.byname; \
               touch locale.time; \
               echo "updated locale"; \
               if [ ! $(NOPUSH) ]; then \
                       $(YPPUSH) locale.byname; \
                       echo "pushed locale"; \
               else \
               : ; \
               fi \
        else \
               echo "couldn't find $(DIR)/locale"; \
        fi

Find the string all: and, at the end of the list of variables, insert the word locale.

all: passwd group hosts ethers networks rpc services protocols \
	netgroup bootparams aliases publickey netid netmasks c2secure \
	timezone auto.master auto.home locale

Near the end of the file, after the last entry of its type, insert the string locale: locale.time on a new line.

passwd: passwd.time
group: group.time
hosts: hosts.time
ethers: ethers.time
networks: networks.time
rpc: rpc.time
services: services.time
protocols: protocols.time
netgroup: netgroup.time
bootparams: bootparams.time
aliases: aliases.time
publickey: publickey.time
netid: netid.time
passwd.adjunct: passwd.adjunct.time
group.adjunct: group.adjunct.time
netmasks: netmasks.time
timezone: timezone.time
auto.master: auto.master.time
auto.home: auto.home.time
locale: locale.time

Save the file.

Create the file /etc/locale and make one entry for each domain or specific system:
- Enter locale domain_name.
  
  For example, the following entry specifies that French is the default language that is used in the example.com domain:
  fr example.com
  Note –
  International Language Environments Guide contains a list of valid locales.
- Or, enter locale system_name.
  
  The following example specifies that Belgian French is the default locale that is used by a system named myhost:
  fr_BE myhost
Note –
Locales are available on the Solaris DVD or Solaris Software - 1 CD.

Make the maps:
# cd /var/yp; make
Systems that are specified by domain or individually in the locale map are now set up to use the default locale. The default locale that you specified is used during installation and by the desktop after the system is rebooted.

Continuing the Installation

If you plan to use the NIS name service in an installation over the network, you need to set up an installation server and add the system as an installation client. For more information, see Chapter 4, Installing From the Network (Overview).

If you plan to use the NIS name service in a custom JumpStart installation, you need to create a profile and a rules.ok file. For more information, see Chapter 2, Custom JumpStart (Overview), in Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.

To Preconfigure the Locale Using NIS

Continuing the Installation

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