---
name: "mkclientnetboot"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.2.3-6sarge4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkclientnetboot"
---

# mkclientnetboot(8)

set boot state for netboot enabled SystemImager clients

## NAME

mkclientnetboot - set boot state for netboot enabled SystemImager clients

## SYNOPSIS

**mkclientnetboot** \[ **--help** \] \[ **--version** \] \[ **--netboot** \] \[ **--localboot** \] \[ **--clients "***HOST1 HOST2 ...***"** \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mkclientnetboot** command.

**mkclientnetboot** lists the available images on a given image server.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options

- **--version**

  Display version and copyright information.

- **--netboot**

  Configure the network bootloader for the specified clients, so that it boots them from the network.

- **--localboot**

  Configure the network bootloader for the specified clients, so that they boot from their local disk.

- **--clients "***HOST1 HOST2 ...***"**

  A space seperated list of host names and/or dotted quad IP  addresses.  This server (assuming it is a boot server) will be told to let these clients net boot from this server, at least until they've completed a successful SystemImager autoinstall.

## SEE ALSO

[**getimage**(8)](/getimage/8.md)

More details can be found in the *SystemImager* *manual.*

## AUTHOR

This manual page was compiled by dann \<\<dannf@debian.org\>\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).