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Old 06-27-2006
making a boot server
I'm trying to make a boot server so I can net boot another machine that doesnt have a cdrom.
I want to boot this machine so i can go in and erase the (unknown to us) root password.

on solaris 9, i ran setup_install_server -b /export/install
I entered the clients machines mac address and ip in /etc/ethers.
I entered the ip address and hostname in /etc/hosts
I started /etc/init.d/boot.server

I still cant boot from the net, any ideas?
I dont wqant to make a full jumpstart server if i dont have to, i just wanted something to be able to boot this one machine into single user mode to change the passwd, the client machine has no cdrom.
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Old 06-27-2006
You still beet to add it to the bootparams, use the add_install_client to do so, and it should boot ok.
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