BOOTPARAMS(5) - File Formats Manual # BOOTPARAMS(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # bootparams - boot parameter database
DESCRIPTION # The bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that diskless(8) clients may request when booting over the network. Each client supported by this server must have an entry in the bootparams file containing the pathnames for its “root” and (optionally) “swap” areas.
Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a ‘#’) specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may request by their logical names.
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Rpc.bootparamd,
Exports,
Tcpdump,
Mygate,
Myname,
Rbootd,
Mopd,
Portmap,
Rarpd,
Hostname.if,
Mountd,
Bootparams,
Pxeboot,
Fstab,
Hosts,
Nfsd,
Tftpd,
Dhcpd.conf,
Ethers,
Dhcpd,
Diskless DISKLESS(8) - System Manager’s Manual # DISKLESS(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # diskless - booting a system over the network
DESCRIPTION # The ability to boot a machine over the network is useful for diskless or dataless machines, or as a temporary measure while repairing or re-installing filesystems on a local disk. This file provides a general description of the interactions between a client and its server when a client is booting over the network.
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RPC.BOOTPARAMD(8) - System Manager’s Manual # RPC.BOOTPARAMD(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # rpc.bootparamd - boot parameter server
SYNOPSIS # rpc.bootparamd [-ds] [-f file] [-r router]
DESCRIPTION # rpc.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 booting client’s whoami request will be the name that appears in the config file, not the canonical name.
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