rpc.bootparamd(1M)

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(4)

     The source for the bootparams database is determined by  the
     nsswitch.conf(4)   file   (on   the   machine   running  the
     rpc.bootparamd process).

     The  rpc.bootparamd  program  can  be  invoked   either   by
     inetd(1M) or directly from the command line.

OPTIONS

     -d    Display debugging information.

FILES

     /etc/bootparams
           boot parameter data base

     /etc/nsswitch.conf
           configuration file for the name-service switch

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWbsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     inetd(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(5)

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.