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bootparamd(8)

bootparams(5)  —  Unsupported

Name

bootparams − boot parameter data base

Syntax

/etc/bootparams

Description

The bootparams file contains the list of client entries that Sun diskless clients use for booting.  For each diskless client the entry should contain: first, the name of the diskless client; and, second, a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.

Items are separated by TAB characters. 

Examples

The following is an example of the /etc/bootparams taken from a SunOS system. 

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

See Also

bootparamd(8)

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