RPC.BOOTPARAMD(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures RPC.BOOTPARAMD(8)
rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd - boot parameter server
/usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]
rpc.bootparamd is a server process that provides information from a
bootparams database to diskless clients at boot time. See
bootparams(5)
The source for the bootparams database is determined by the
nsswitch.conf(5) file (on the machine running the rpc.bootparamd
process).
The following options are supported:
-d
Display debugging information.
/etc/bootparams
boot parameter data base
/etc/nsswitch.conf
configuration file for the name-service switch
svcs(1), bootparams(5), nsswitch.conf(5), attributes(7), smf(7),
svcadm(8)
A diskless client requires service from at least one rpc.bootparamd
process running on a server that is on the same IP subnetwork as the
diskless client.
Some routines that compare hostnames use case-sensitive string
comparisons; some do not. If an incoming request fails, verify that
the case of the hostname in the file to be parsed matches the case of
the hostname called for, and attempt the request again.
The rpc.bootparamd service is managed by the service management
facility, smf(7), under the service identifier:
svc:/network/rpc/bootparams
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(8). The
service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.
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NAME
rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd - boot parameter server
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]
DESCRIPTION
rpc.bootparamd is a server process that provides information from a
bootparams database to diskless clients at boot time. See
bootparams(5)
The source for the bootparams database is determined by the
nsswitch.conf(5) file (on the machine running the rpc.bootparamd
process).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-d
Display debugging information.
FILES
/etc/bootparams
boot parameter data base
/etc/nsswitch.conf
configuration file for the name-service switch
SEE ALSO
svcs(1), bootparams(5), nsswitch.conf(5), attributes(7), smf(7),
svcadm(8)
NOTES
A diskless client requires service from at least one rpc.bootparamd
process running on a server that is on the same IP subnetwork as the
diskless client.
Some routines that compare hostnames use case-sensitive string
comparisons; some do not. If an incoming request fails, verify that
the case of the hostname in the file to be parsed matches the case of
the hostname called for, and attempt the request again.
The rpc.bootparamd service is managed by the service management
facility, smf(7), under the service identifier:
svc:/network/rpc/bootparams
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(8). The
service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.
August 1, 2004 RPC.BOOTPARAMD(8)