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BOOTPARAMD(8)           NetBSD System Manager's Manual           BOOTPARAMD(8)


NAME

     bootparamd, rpc.bootparamd - boot parameter server


SYNOPSIS

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


DESCRIPTION

     bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless
     clients necessary for booting. It consults the file ``/etc/bootparams''.
     It should normally be started from ``/etc/rc''.

     This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
     ``/etc/bootparams'' file. The hostname returned in response to the boot-
     ing client's whoami request will be the name that appears in the config
     file, not the canonical name.  In this way you can keep the answer short
     enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail dur-
     ing boot.

     While parsing, if a line containing just ``+'' is found, and the YP sub-
     system is active, the YP map bootparams will be searched immediately.


OPTIONS

     -d      Display the debugging information. The daemon does not fork in
             this case.

     -s      Log the debugging information with syslog(3).

     -r      Set the default router (a hostname or IP-address).  This defaults
             to the machine running the server.

     -f      Specify the file to use as boot parameter file instead of
             ``/etc/bootparams''.


FILES

     /etc/bootparams  default configuration file


SEE ALSO

     bootparams(5)


BUGS

     You may find the syslog messages too verbose.

     It's not clear if the non-canonical hack mentioned above is a good idea.


AUTHOR

     Originally written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>

NetBSD                            Jan 8, 1994                                1