How to Use an /etc/sysidcfg File to Perform the Initial Zone Configuration

Solaris 10 8/07: The keyword nfs4_domain was added. Example files show this keyword. Step 4 below shows an additional step if you are running an earlier release.

You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.

1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

   To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

2. From the global zone, change directories to the non-global zone's /etc directory:

   global# cd /export/home/my-zone/root/etc

3. Create the sysidcfg file and place it in this directory.

   The file will look similar to the following:

   • For a shared-IP zone:

     system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { hostname=my-zone } security_policy=NONE name_service=NIS { domain_name=special.example.com name_server=bird(192.168.112.3) } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN

   • For an exclusive-IP zone with a static IP configuration:

     system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { hostname=my-zone default_route=10.10.10.1 ip_address=10.10.10.13 netmask=255.255.255.0 } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN

   • For an exclusive-IP zone with DHCP and IPv6 option:

     system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { dhcp protocol_ipv6=yes } security_policy=NONE name_service=DNS { domain_name=example.net name_server=192.168.224.11,192.168.224.33 } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN

4. If you are running a release earlier than Solaris 10 8/07, you will not have the keyword nfs4_domain in your sysidcfg file. By default, a separate module will request the NFSv4 domain parameter used by the nfsmapid command. To complete a hands-off initial zone configuration, edit the file default/nfs, uncomment the NFSMAPID_DOMAIN parameter, and set the domain to the desired NFSv4 domain:

   global# vi default/nfs . . . NFSMAPID_DOMAIN=domain

   Create the file .NFS4inst_state.domain in this directory to indicate that the NFSv4 domain has been set:

   global# touch .NFS4inst_state.domain

   For more information on the NFSv4 domain parameter, see the nfsmapid(1M) man page.

5. Boot the zone.

See Also

See the sysidcfg(4) man page for more information.