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DNS and Hostname
Use this module to configure the hostname and DNS if these settings were not al-
ready made while configuring the network devices. Also use it to change the host-
name and domain name. If the provider has been configured correctly for DSL,
modem, or ISDN access, the list of name servers contains the entries that were ex-
tracted automatically from the provider data. If you are located in a local network,
you might receive your hostname via DHCP, in which case you should not modify
the name.
Hostnames
When booting and in small networks, you can use Hostnames for hostname resolu-
tion instead of DNS. The entries in this module reflect the data of the file /etc/
hosts. For more information, read
Kerberos Client
If you have a Kerberos server in your network for network authentication, use
Kerberos Client.
LDAP Client
If using LDAP for user authentication in the network, configure the client in LDAP
Client. Information about LDAP and a detailed description of the client configuration
with YaST are available in
(page 677).
NFS Client
With NFS client, mount directories provided by NFS server in your own file trees.
Use NFS Client to configure your system to access an NFS server in the network.
NIS Client
If you run NIS server to administer user data on a central place and distribute it to
the clients, configure the client here. Detailed information about NIS client and
configuration with YaST is available in
(page 659).
NTP Client
NTP (network time protocol) is a protocol for synchronizing hardware clocks over
a network. Information about NTP and instructions for configuring it with YaST
are available in
158 Deployment Guide
Section "
Section 35.3, "Configuring an LDAP Client with YaST"
Chapter 32, Time Synchronization with NTP
/etc/hosts
Section 33.1, "Configuring NIS Clients"
" (page 635).
(page 653).