rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd — Boot Parameter Server
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]
Description
The rpc.bootparamd daemon 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 system running the rpc.bootparamd process.
The rpc.bootparamd program can be invoked either by inetd(1M) or directly from the command line.
Note
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.
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