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                                   BOOTPARAMD(8)