---
name: "bootparamd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bootparamd"
version: "0.17-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bootparamd"
---

# bootparamd(8)

boot parameter server

## NAME

**bootparamd** – boot parameter server

## SYNOPSIS

**rpc.bootparamd** \[**-d**\] \[**-s**\] \[**-r** *router*\] \[**-f** *file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bootparamd** is a server process that provides information to diskless clients necessary for booting. It consults the */etc/bootparams* file to find the information it needs.

This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the */etc/bootparams* file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client will be the name that appears in  */etc/bootparams* and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames won't fail during boot.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  Display debugging information.

- **-s**

  Log the debugging information to syslog.

- **-r** *router*

  The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the server.

- **-f** *file*

  The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.

## FILES

*/etc/bootparams*

## BUGS

You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.

## AUTHOR

Written by Klas Heggemann \<klas@nada.kth.se\>