bootpadd(1M)                                                      bootpadd(1M)



NAME
     bootpadd - add client system to bootptab

SYNOPSIS
     bootpadd [ -n ] [ -b bootfile ] [ -h haddr ] [ -i iaddr ] host

DESCRIPTION
     bootpadd is a tool to help automate the process of adding client hosts to
     /usr/etc/bootptab.  See bootp(1M) for more details on the contents and
     format of /usr/etc/bootptab.

     bootpadd can also be used to update existing information in the
     /usr/etc/bootptab.

     bootpadd checks the /usr/etc/bootptab to see if an entry already exists
     for the specified host.  If an entry exists, the current options are used
     as defaults.

     The bootpadd command takes the following arguments:

     -b bootfile
          Specifies the name of the boot file to be used for the specified
          host.  If the bootfile is not specified, the boot file specified in
          the existing entry in /usr/etc/bootptab is used.  If an entry does
          not exist, then the default bootfile specified in the
          /usr/etc/bootptab header is used.

     -h haddr
          The haddr field is the Ethernet address of the system in question
          expressed as six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons.  If haddr is
          not specified, the haddr specified in the existing entry in
          /usr/etc/bootptab is used.  If an entry does not exist, then the
          nvram(1M) command is used to read the eaddr non-volatile RAM
          variable from the specified host.

     -i iaddr
          The iaddr field is the 32-bit Internet address of the system
          expressed in standard Internet dot notation (see inetd(3N)).  If
          iaddr is not specified, the iaddr specified in the existing entry in
          /usr/etc/bootptab is used.  If an entry does not exist, then the
          Internet name server is queried for the address.

     -n   Run bootpadd in test mode.  Verify the information for the specified
          host but do not write the /usr/etc/bootptab file.

FILES
     /usr/etc/bootptab   Configuration file for bootp(1M).

SEE ALSO
     bootp(1M), nvram(1M), roboinst_start(1M), inetd(3N).





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