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bootparamd(1M)

bootparams(4)  —  FILE FORMATS

NAME

bootparams − boot parameter data base

SYNOPSIS

/etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION

The bootparams file contains the list of client entries that diskless clients use for booting.  For each diskless client, the entry should contain the following information:

name of client
a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames

The first item of each entry is the name of the diskless client.  The subsequent item is a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames. 

Items are separated by TAB characters. 

EXAMPLE

This is an example of a /etc/bootparams entry:

myclientroot=myserver:/nfsroot/myclient\
swap=myserver:/nfsswap/myclient\
dump=myserver:/nfsdump/myclient

FILES

/etc/bootparams

SEE ALSO

bootparamd(1M)

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