rpc.bootparamd(8) [debian man page]

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

NAME

     bootparamd -- boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

     rpc.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 /etc/bootparams file to
     find the information it needs.

     This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by
     the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams and 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.

OPTIONS

     -d      Display debugging information.

     -s      Log the debugging information to syslog.

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

     -f file
	     The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.

FILES

     /etc/bootparams

BUGS

     You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.

AUTHOR

     Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>

Linux NetKit (0.17)						 November 8, 1989					       Linux NetKit (0.17)

rpc.bootparamd(1M)					  System Administration Commands					rpc.bootparamd(1M)

NAME

       rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd - boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.bootparamd is a server process that provides information from a bootparams database to diskless clients at boot time. See bootparams(4)

       The source for the bootparams database is determined by the nsswitch.conf(4) file (on the machine running the rpc.bootparamd process).

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d	Display debugging information.

FILES

       /etc/bootparams	       boot parameter data base

       /etc/nsswitch.conf      configuration file for the name-service switch

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWbsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1),svcadm(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       A  diskless  client  requires service from at least one rpc.bootparamd process running on a server that is on the same IP subnetwork as the
       diskless client.

       Some routines that compare hostnames use case-sensitive string comparisons;  some do not. If an incoming request  fails,  verify  that  the
       case of the  hostname in the file to be parsed matches the case of the hostname called  for, and attempt the request again.

       The rpc.bootparamd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/network/rpc/bootparams

       Administrative  actions	on  this  service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.10							    1 Aug 2004							rpc.bootparamd(1M)