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BOOTPARAMD

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NAME

bootparamd - boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

rpc.bootparamd[-d][-s][-r router][-f file]

DESCRIPTION

bootparamdis a server process that provides information to diskless clientsnecessary for booting. It consults the/etc/bootparamsfile to find the information it needs.

This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the/etc/bootparamsfile. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting clientwill be the name that appears in /etc/bootparamsand not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enoughso that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail during boot.

OPTIONS

-d: Display debugging information.
-s: Log the debugging information to syslog.
-r router: The default router (a machine or an IP-address).This defaults to the machine running the server.
-f file: The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.

FILES

/etc/bootparams

BUGS

You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.

AUTHOR

Written by Klas Heggemann <klasAATTnada.kth.se>

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