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31.Dd April 22, 2013
32.Dt DOMAINNAME 1
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm domainname
36.Nd set or print name of current YP/NIS domain
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Ar ypdomain
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Nm
43utility prints the name of the current YP/NIS domain.
44The super-user can
45set the domain name by supplying an argument; this is usually done with the
46.Va nisdomainname
47variable in the
48.Pa /etc/rc.conf
49file, normally run at boot
50time.
51.Sh NOTES
52The YP/NIS (formerly ``Yellow Pages'' but renamed for legal reasons)
53domain name does not necessarily have anything to do with the Domain
54Name System domain name, although they are often set equal for administrative
55convenience.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr getdomainname 3 ,
58.Xr rc.conf 5
59.Sh HISTORY
60The
61.Nm
62command appeared in
63.Fx 1.1 ,
64based on a similar command in
65.Tn SunOS .
66