Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 15:24:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "H. Jared Agnew" <jagnew@jagnew.cstone.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/1854: error in man page Message-ID: <199610201924.PAA07447@jagnew.cstone.net> Resent-Message-ID: <199610201930.MAA09624@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1854
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Error in bootparams(5) man page
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sun Oct 20 12:30:00 PDT 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: H. Jared Agnew
>Organization:
Eclipse Software
>Release: FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE
>Environment:
FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE on a Dell P75
>Description:
The bootparams(5) man page specifys that entries in the /etc/bootparams
config file should be as follows,
dummy root=/export/dummy/root \
swap=/export/dummy/swap \
dump=/export/dummy/swap
This however does not work when I am trying to diskless boot clients that
request root and swap. tcpdump shows that bootparamd is giving the
directory but the diskless client then fails. This is because the
client machine does not know what machine these directories are for.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to boot a decstation 5000/20 and fill out /etc/bootparams as shown.
>Fix:
There should be some explanation to this effect and then the example should
show as,
dummy root=foo:/export/dummy/root \
swap=foo:/export/dummy/swap \
dump=foo:/export/dummy/swap
where foo is the host that these directories are exported from.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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