bootpadd(1M)
bootpadd - add client system to bootptab
As shipped in IRIX 6.5.30. Added in IRIX 6.5.5.
NAME bootpadd - add client system to bootptab SYNOPSIS bootpadd [ -n ] [ -b bootfile ] [ -h haddr ] [ -i iaddr ] host DESCRIPTION bootpadd is a tool to help automate the process of adding client hosts to /usr/etc/bootptab. See bootp(1M) for more details on the contents and format of /usr/etc/bootptab. bootpadd can also be used to update existing information in the /usr/etc/bootptab. bootpadd checks the /usr/etc/bootptab to see if an entry already exists for the specified host. If an entry exists, the current options are used as defaults. The bootpadd command takes the following arguments: -b bootfile Specifies the name of the boot file to be used for the specified host. If the bootfile is not specified, the boot file specified in the existing entry in /usr/etc/bootptab is used. If an entry does not exist, then the default bootfile specified in the /usr/etc/bootptab header is used. -h haddr The haddr field is the Ethernet address of the system in question expressed as six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons. If haddr is not specified, the haddr specified in the existing entry in /usr/etc/bootptab is used. If an entry does not exist, then the nvram(1M) command is used to read the eaddr non-volatile RAM variable from the specified host. -i iaddr The iaddr field is the 32-bit Internet address of the system expressed in standard Internet dot notation (see inetd(3N)). If iaddr is not specified, the iaddr specified in the existing entry in /usr/etc/bootptab is used. If an entry does not exist, then the Internet name server is queried for the address. -n Run bootpadd in test mode. Verify the information for the specified host but do not write the /usr/etc/bootptab file. FILES /usr/etc/bootptab Configuration file for bootp(1M). SEE ALSO bootp(1M), nvram(1M), roboinst_start(1M), inetd(3N).