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\" $NetBSD: rpc.bootparamd.8,v 1.17 2008/11/08 02:08:39 reed Exp $
\" @(#)bootparamd.8
Dd January 8, 1994
Dt RPC.BOOTPARAMD 8
Os
Sh NAME
Nm bootparamd ,
Nm rpc.bootparamd
Nd boot parameter server
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Op Fl ds
Op Fl i Ar interface
Op Fl r Ar router
Op Fl f Ar file
Sh DESCRIPTION
Nm
is a server process that provides information to diskless clients
necessary for booting. It consults the file
Dq Pa /etc/bootparams .
It should normally be started from
Dq Pa /etc/rc .
Pp
This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
Dq Pa /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.
In this way you can keep the answer short enough
so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail during boot.
Pp
While parsing, if a line containing just ``+'' is found, and
the YP subsystem is active, the YP map
Pa bootparams
will be searched immediately.
Sh OPTIONS
Bl -tag -width indent
It Fl d
Display the debugging information. The daemon does not fork in this
case.
It Fl i Ar interface
Specify the interface to become the default router.
Nm
picks the first IPv4 address it finds on the system by default.
With
Fl i ,
you can control which interface to be used to obtain the default router address.
Fl r
overrides
Fl i .
It Fl s
Log the debugging information with
Xr syslog 3 .
It Fl r
Set the default router (a hostname or IP-address).
This defaults to the machine running the server.
It Fl f
Specify the file to use as boot parameter file instead of
Dq Pa /etc/bootparams .
El
Sh FILES
Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact
It Pa /etc/bootparams
default configuration file
El
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr bootparams 5
Sh AUTHORS
Originally written by
An Klas Heggemann
Aq [email protected] .
Sh BUGS
You may find the syslog messages too verbose.
Pp
It's not clear if the non-canonical hack mentioned above is a good idea.