bptojdb(8)						      System Manager's Manual							bptojdb(8)

NAME

       bptojdb - Converts bootptab entries into permanent, static IP entries for JOIN databases.

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/bptojdb [-m  | -f] filename

OPTIONS

       Create  client  IDs  for  Microsoft  DHCP  clients.   Microsoft	does  not use the client's MAC address by itself as the client identifier.
       Instead, it prepends a 01 (Ethernet) to the MAC address and changes the hardware type to 0 (generic).  If the clients in your bootptab file
       are  Microsoft  clients, you will need to use the -m option.  Create client IDs for FTP Software's DHCP clients.  FTP Software does not use
       the client's MAC address by itself as the client identifier.  Instead, it creates a 16-byte client identifier with the prefix  "cid-".	If
       the clients in your bootptab file are FTP Software DHCP clients, you will need to use the -f option.

DESCRIPTION

       The bptojdb program reads entries in a standard bootptab file and creates permanent, static IP entries for the JOIN databases.  After read-
       ing the bootptab file, bptojdb displays to the standard output entries in a format suitable for the jdbmod utility. Each MAC address in the
       bootptab  file  is  given  a static IP address with a permanent lease.  To store the information in the JOIN databases, run jdbmod with the
       converted data. For example: bptojdb bootptab | jdbmod

FILES

SEE ALSO

       Commands: jdbdump(8), jdbmod(8)

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