62 lines
1.4 KiB
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62 lines
1.4 KiB
Groff
.\" @(#)bootparams.5 1.1 94/10/31 SMI;
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.TH BOOTPARAMS 5 "16 February 1988"
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.SH NAME
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bootparams \- boot parameter data base
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B /etc/bootparams
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IX "bootparams file" "" "\fLbootparams\fP \(em boot parameter database"
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.IX "boot parameter database" "" "boot parameter database \(em \fLbootparams\fP"
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.LP
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The
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.B bootparams
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file contains the list of client entries that diskless clients use for booting.
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For each diskless client the entry should contain the following information:
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.LP
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.nf
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name of client
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a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.
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.fi
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.LP
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The first item of each entry is the name of the diskless client.
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The subsequent item is a list of keys,
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names of servers, and pathnames.
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.LP
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Items are separated by
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.SM TAB
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characters.
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.LP
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A client entry in the local
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.B /etc/bootparams
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file supersedes an entry in the corresponding
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Network Information Service
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(\s-1NIS\s0)
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map.
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.LP
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Here is an example of the
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.B /etc/bootparams
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taken from a Sun\s-1OS\s0 system.
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.sp
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.ft B
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.nf
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myclient root=myserver:/nfsroot/myclient \e
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swap=myserver:/nfsswap/myclient \e
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dump=myserver:/nfsdump/myclient
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.fi
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.SH FILES
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.PD 0
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.TP 20
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.B /etc/bootparams
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.PD
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR bootparamd (8)
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.SH NOTES
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.LP
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The Network Information Service
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(\s-1NIS\s0)
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was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
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(\s-1YP\s0).
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The functionality of the two remains the same;
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only the name has changed.
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