NAME
gethostname -
get local hostname.
gethostbyname -
get local host information for specified hostname.
gethostbyaddr -
get hostname via IP address.
getservbyname -
get configured port number of service
SYNTAX
gethostname [-help|-name|-aname|-all]
gethostbyname [-help|-name|-aname|-all] <name>
gethostbyaddr [-help|-name|-aname|-all] <ip>
getservbyname [-help|-number] <service>
DESCRIPTION
gethostname and gethostbyname are used to get the local
resolved host name. gethostbyaddr is used to get the host-
name of a specified IP address (dotted decimal notation).
getservbyname can be used to get the configured port number
of a service (e.g. from /etc/services).
The hostname utils are primarily used by the Sun Grid Engine
installation scripts. gethostname , gethostbyname and
gethostbyaddr called without any option will print out the
hostname, all specified aliases, and the IP address of the
locally resolved hostname. Calling getservbyname without
any option will print out the full service entry.
OPTIONS
-help
Prints a list of all options.
-name
This option only reports the primary name of the host.
-aname
If this option is set, the Sun Grid Engine host alias file
is used for host name resolving. It is necessary to set the
environment variable SGE_ROOT and, if more than one cell is
defined, also SGE_CELL.
This option will print out the Sun Grid Engine host name.
-all
By using the -all option all available host information will
be printed. This information includes the host name, the
Sun Grid Engine host name, all host aliases, and the IP
address of the host.
-number
This option will print out the port number of the specified
service name.
<name>
The host name for which the information is requested.
<ip>
The IP address (dotted decimal notation) for which the
information is requested.
<service>
The service name for which the information is requested
(e.g. ftp, sge_qmaster or sge_execd).
EXAMPLES
The following example shows how to get the port number of
the FTP service:
>getservbyname -number ftp
21
The next example shows the output of gethostname -all when
the host alias file contains this line:
gridmaster extern_name extern_name.mydomain
The local host resolving must also provide the alias name
"gridmaster". Each Sun Grid Engine host that wants to use
the cluster must be able to resolve the host name "gridmas-
ter".
To setup an alias name, edit your /etc/hosts file or modify
your NIS setup to provide the alias for the NIS clients.
The host alias file must be readable from each host (use
e.g. NFS shared file location).
>gethostname -all
Hostname: extern_name.mydomain
SGE name: gridmaster
Aliases: loghost gridmaster
Host Address(es): 192.168.143.99
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
SGE_ROOT Specifies the location of the Sun Grid Engine
standard configuration files.
SGE_CELL If set, specifies the default Sun Grid Engine
cell.
SEE ALSO
sge_intro(1), host_aliases(5),
COPYRIGHT
See sge_intro(1) for a full statement of rights and permis-
sions.
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