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73 .\" from: @(#)rbootd.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
75 .\" Utah Hdr: rbootd.man 3.1 92/07/06
76 .\" Author: Jeff Forys, University of Utah CSS
83 .Nd HP remote boot server
92 utility services boot requests from Hewlett-Packard workstations over a
94 All boot files must reside in the boot file directory; further, if a
95 client supplies path information in its boot request, it will be silently
96 stripped away before processing.
99 only responds to requests from machines listed in its configuration file.
100 If the client doesn't supply a file name (HP700 series machines don't), the first one listed for this machine will be supplied.
102 The options are as follows:
105 Respond to boot requests from any machine.
106 The configuration file is ignored if this option is specified.
111 Packets sent and received are displayed to the terminal.
112 .It Fl i Ar interface
113 Service boot requests on specified interface.
116 searches the system interface list for the lowest numbered, configured
117 ``up'' interface (excluding loopback).
118 Ties are broken by choosing the earliest match.
123 on the command line causes
125 to use a different configuration file from the default.
127 The configuration file is a text file where each line describes a particular
129 A line must start with a machine's Ethernet address followed by an optional
130 list of boot file names.
131 An Ethernet address is specified in hexadecimal with each of its six octets
132 separated by a colon.
133 The boot file names come from the boot file directory.
134 The ethernet address and boot file(s) must be separated by white-space
135 and/or comma characters.
136 A pound sign causes the remainder of a line to be ignored.
138 Here is a sample configuration file:
139 .Bl -column 08:00:09:0:66:ad SYSHPBSD,SYSHPUX "# vandy (anything)"
141 .It # ethernet addr boot file(s) comments
143 .It 08:00:09:0:66:ad SYSHPBSD # snake (4.3BSD)
144 .It 08:00:09:0:59:5b # vandy (anything)
145 .It 8::9:1:C6:75 SYSHPBSD,SYSHPUX # jaguar (either)
149 logs status and error messages via
151 A startup message is always logged, and in the case of fatal errors (or
152 deadly signals) a message is logged announcing the server's termination.
153 In general, a non-fatal error is handled by ignoring the event that caused
154 it (e.g. an invalid Ethernet address in the config file causes that line
157 The following signals have the specified effect when sent to the server
161 .Bl -tag -width SIGUSR1 -offset -compact
163 Drop all active connections and reconfigure.
165 Turn on debugging, do nothing if already on.
167 Turn off debugging, do nothing if already off.
170 .Bl -tag -width /usr/libexec/rbootd -compact
173 .It Pa /etc/rbootd.conf
175 .It Pa /tmp/rbootd.dbg
177 .It Pa /usr/mdec/rbootd
178 directory containing boot files
179 .It Pa /var/run/rbootd.pid
189 If multiple servers are started on the same interface, each will receive
190 and respond to the same boot packets.