
    HOST ENTRY CONFIGURATION

    NETWORK

    Enlighten gives you the tools to set-up and modify your network
    configurations. You also use this menu to establish and update any
    DNS and/or NIS servers. The actual options are:

    + Host Entries
    + Host Configuration
    + Host Naming Services
    + Remote File Distribution
    + Naming Service Overrides
    + DNS
    + NIS and NIS+

    Host Entries

    Each system has a hosts database containing a list of known hosts
    and their TCP/IP address on the network. You can use this module to
    concurrently manage the host database of multiple machines.

    The list box will show all know host entries in the current pool,
    their domains, TCP/IP addresses, host entry names, and any aliases.
    From here, you can:

    + Add - Add new host entries
    + Modify - Modify existing host entries
    + Delete - Delete existing hosts entries
    + Hosts - File Import Import a file defining the host entries for any
      active host name servers
    + NIS - Push the NIS maps on active NIS servers

    The rest of this section details how to use this window's buttons.

    Add

    Click on the Add button to bring up the Add Host Entry window.

    Modify

    If you wish to change the address of a host or modify the alias list
    of a host, highlight the desired entries and click on the Modify
    button. A window similar to the Add Host Entry window will appear,
    except you can not modify the Hostname field.

    There are also two button differences in the Modify window:

    + you can use the Modify button (rather than the Add button) after
      you've made all your changes and

    + you can use the Next button to modify additional host entry
      configurations if you've selected more than one to modify from the
      Host Entry Configuration list.

    For a description of the rest of the buttons and fields in this
    window, see "Add" on page 9-2.

    Delete

    Click on the Delete button to delete the highlighted host entries.
    Enlighten will prompt you to confirm your action.

    Hosts File Import

    If you want to load the host entries from an existing file into the
    current host naming services server(s) (or this host database from a
    local file you've already created), click on this button to import
    that file. The Import Local Host Entries File window will appear, as
    shown below.

    NIS

    Click on this button to push/remake the NIS maps on any active NIS
    servers. This updates the NIS servers and hosts on your network with
    any Host Entry changes you've made to the Configuration list. If
    there are no NIS servers to update for your choice(s), Enlighten
    will display a dialog box telling you so.


