rpc.bootparamd

 

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 Maintenance 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).
 
      The  rpc.bootparamd  program  can  be  invoked   either   by
      inetd(1M) or directly from the command line.
 


OPTIONS
      -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  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      inetd(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(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.
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 6 Jun 1995                    1
 
 
 

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