Editing Solaris 10 System Administration Part I (section)

=== sys-unconfig command ===

use sys-unconfig command to undo a system configuration & restore to unconfigured state so you can reconfigure

sys-unconfig commands does:
* save /etc/inet/hosts file to /etc/inet/hosts.saved
* if /etc/vfstab file contains NFS mount entries file is saved to /etc/vfstab.orig file
* restores default /etc/inet/hosts file
* removes default host name in /etc/hostname.xxn file for all configured interfaces
* removes default domain name in /etc/defaultdomain file
* removes the time zone to PST8PDT in /etc/TIMEZONE file
* resets naming services to local files
* removes the /etc/inet/netmasks file
* remotes the /etc/defaultrouter file
* removes password set for root user in /etc/shadow file
* removes /etc/.rootkey file for NIS+
* executes all system configuration applications (applications are defined by prior use of sysidconfig -a command)
* removes /etc/resolv.conf file for DNS clients
* disables LDAP by removing:
** /var/ldap/ldap_client_cache file
** /var/ldap/ldap_client_file file
** /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred file
** /var/ldap/cachemgr.log file
* regenerate keys for sshd

when sys-unconfig command is finish the system is shutdown

can only be run as root user

when system is powered on a configuration script prompts you to configure system info

sys-unconfig command is not available on diskless client