3 .\" $Id: bootparamd.8,v 1.13 2000/07/30 23:56:59 dholland Exp $
7 .Os "Linux NetKit (0.17)"
10 .Nd boot parameter server
19 is a server process that provides information to diskless clients
20 necessary for booting. It consults the
22 file to find the information it needs.
24 This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
26 file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client
27 will be the name that appears in
29 and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough
30 so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail during boot.
32 .Bl -tag -width indent
34 Display debugging information.
36 Log the debugging information to syslog.
38 The default router (a machine or an IP-address).
39 This defaults to the machine running the server.
41 The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.
45 You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.
47 Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>