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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
| commit | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (patch) | |
| tree | 9df484304b560466d145e662c1c254ff0e9ae0ba /static/openbsd/man8/rpc.bootparamd.8 | |
| parent | 160aa82b2d39c46ad33723d7d909cb4972efbb03 (diff) | |
docs: Added All OpenBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man8/rpc.bootparamd.8 b/static/openbsd/man8/rpc.bootparamd.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f3382a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man8/rpc.bootparamd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: rpc.bootparamd.8,v 1.21 2022/09/27 13:30:36 kn Exp $ +.\" @(#)bootparamd.8 +.\" +.\" This code is not copyright, and is placed in the public domain. +.\" Feel free to use and modify. Please send modifications and/or +.\" suggestions + bug fixes to Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se> +.\" +.\" Various small changes by Theo de Raadt <deraadt@fsa.ca> +.\" Parser rewritten (adding YP support) by Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com> +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: September 27 2022 $ +.Dt RPC.BOOTPARAMD 8 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm rpc.bootparamd +.Nd boot parameter server +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm rpc.bootparamd +.Op Fl ds +.Op Fl f Ar file +.Op Fl r Ar router +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is a server process that provides information to diskless clients +necessary for booting. +It consults the file +.Pa /etc/bootparams . +It should normally be started from +.Pa /etc/rc . +.Pp +This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the +.Pa /etc/bootparams +file. +The hostname returned in response to the booting client's whoami request +will be the name that appears in the config file, not the canonical name. +In this way you can keep the answer short enough +so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail during boot. +.Pp +While parsing, if a line containing just +.Dq \&+ +is found, and the YP subsystem is active, the YP map +.Pa bootparams +will be searched immediately. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl d +Display the debugging information. +The daemon does not fork in this case. +.It Fl f Ar file +Specify the +.Ar file +to read boot parameters from. +Defaults to +.Pa /etc/bootparams . +.It Fl r Ar router +Set the default +.Ar router +(a hostname or IP address). +This defaults to the machine running the server. +.It Fl s +Log the debugging information with syslog. +.El +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact +.It Pa /etc/bootparams +default configuration file +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr bootparams 5 , +.Xr diskless 8 +.Sh AUTHORS +Originally written by +.An Klas Heggemann Aq Mt klas@nada.kth.se . +.Sh BUGS +You may find the syslog loggings too verbose. +.Pp +It's not clear if the non-canonical hack mentioned above is a good idea. +.Sh WARNING +If +.Nm rpc.bootparamd +is run on a system which is also running YP, your YP +domainname will be made public information. |
