Solaris 10 5/09 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

Syntax Rules for the sysidcfg File

You can use two types of keywords in the sysidcfg file: independent and dependent. Dependent keywords are guaranteed to be unique only within independent keywords. A dependent keyword exists only when it is identified with its associated independent keyword.

In this example, name_service is the independent keyword, while domain_name and name_server are the dependent keywords:

name_service=NIS {domain_name=marquee.central.example.com
name_server=connor(192.168.112.3)}

Syntax Rule 

Example 

Independent keywords can be listed in any order. 

pointer=MS-S
display=ati {size=15-inch}

Keywords are not case sensitive. 

TIMEZONE=US/Central
terminal=sun-cmd

Enclose all dependent keywords in curly braces ({}) to tie them to their associated independent keyword. 

name_service=NIS 
       {domain_name=marquee.central.example.com
        name_server=connor(192.168.112.3)}

You can optionally enclosed values in single (`) or double quotes (“). 

network_interface='none'

For all keywords except the network_interface keyword, only one instance of a keyword is valid. However, if you specify the keyword more than once, only the first instance of the keyword is used.

name_service=NIS
name_service=DNS