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33 .Nd boot parameter database
39 file specifies the boot parameters that
41 clients may request when booting over the network.
42 Each client supported by this server must have an entry in the
44 file containing the servers and pathnames for its
46 area. It may optionally contain
49 and other entry types.
52 (other than comment lines that begin with a #)
53 specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that
54 the client may request by their logical names. Names
55 are matched in a case-insensitive fashion, and may also
56 be wildcarded using shell-style globbing characters.
58 The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab,
59 and may be continued onto multiple lines with a backslash.
62 .Bd -literal -offset indent
63 dummy root=server:/export/dummy/root \\
64 swap=server:/export/dummy/swap \\
65 dump=server:/export/dummy/swap \\
66 gateway=router:255.255.255.0
69 When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for
70 its logical "root" it will be given server
73 .Dq Pa "/export/dummy/root"
74 as the response to its
78 .Bd -literal -offset indent
79 netra[1-5]www* root=server:/export/jumpstart/netra_www
82 When any client with a name matching the pattern "netra[1-5]www*"
83 requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given server
86 .Dq Pa "/export/jumpstart/netra_www"
87 as the response to its
89 request. As this example implies, this is useful for setting up
90 Jumpstart servers for Sun clients.
92 The server does not default to the localhost, and must be filled in.
94 .Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact
95 .It Pa /etc/bootparams
96 default configuration file