1BOOTPARAMD(8)               System Manager's Manual              BOOTPARAMD(8)
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NAME

6       bootparamd - boot parameter server
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SYNOPSIS

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

12       bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless
13       clients necessary for booting. It consults the /etc/bootparams file to
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16       This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
17       /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done
18       by the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams
19       and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short
20       enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail
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23       If the machine running this server is not a router and user doesn't
24       specify the -r option, bootparamd will try to find one. Server will
25       make the following attempts to find a router for the client:
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27              1) Find a router by sending ICMP_ECHO to ALL_ROUTERS.
28              2) Return our own interface address if we're a router.
29              3) See if our default route can be used by the client.
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OPTIONS

32       -d     Display debugging information.
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34       -s     Log the debugging information to syslog.
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36       -r router
37              The default router (a machine or an IP-address).  If you
38              use this option, bootparamd won't look for any other
39              routers.
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42              The file to use as boot parameter file instead of
43              /etc/bootparams.
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45       -l     Turn off DNS lookup during host search.
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FILES

48       /etc/bootparams
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BUGS

51       You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.
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AUTHOR

54       Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>
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58                                8 November 1989                  BOOTPARAMD(8)