BOOTPARAMS(4-SysV)  RISC/os Reference Manual   BOOTPARAMS(4-SysV)



NAME
     bootparams - boot parameter data base

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION
     The bootparams file contains the list of client entries that
     diskless clients use for booting.  For each diskless client
     the entry should contain the following information:

          name of client
          a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.

     The first item of each entry is the name of the diskless
     client. The subsequent item is a list of keys, names of
     servers, and pathnames.

     Items are separated by TAB characters.

EXAMPLE
     Here is an example of the /etc/bootparams file:

     myclient  root=myserver:/nfsroot/myclient \
          swap=myserver:/nfsswap/myclient \
          dump=myserver:/nfsdump/myclient

FILES
     /etc/bootparams

SEE ALSO
     bootparamd(1M)

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems




















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