Subject: misc/2310: /etc/bootptab doesn't mention all fields from man-page
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@grizu.fh.uni-regensburg.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/09/1996 02:12:29
>Number: 2310
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: /etc/bootptab doesn't mention all fields from man-page
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 8 20:35:01 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Hubert Feyrer
>Organization:
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>Release: 1.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD grizu 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (GRIZU) #0: Thu Jan 4 23:51:37 PST 1996 hubert@grizu:/tmp_mnt/rfhu1001/usr/src11/sys/arch/amiga/compile/GRIZU amiga
>Description:
The man-page of bootptab describes more fields than
/etc/bootptab lists.
>How-To-Repeat:
cat /etc/bootptab ; man bootptab
>Fix:
*** /etc/bootptab Wed Jan 3 20:02:58 1996
--- bootptab.new Mon Apr 8 21:19:51 1996
***************
*** 7,33 ****
# first field -- hostname
# (may be full domain name and probably should be)
#
! # hd -- home directory
! # bf -- bootfile
! # cs -- cookie servers
! # df -- dumpfile
! # dn -- domain name
! # ds -- domain name servers
! # gw -- gateways
! # ha -- hardware address
! # ht -- hardware type
! # im -- impress servers
! # ip -- host IP address
! # lg -- log servers
! # lp -- LPR servers
! # ns -- IEN-116 name servers
! # rl -- resource location protocol servers
! # rp -- root path
! # sm -- subnet mask
! # sw -- swap server
! # tc -- template host (points to similar host entry)
! # to -- time offset (seconds)
! # ts -- time servers
#
# Be careful about including backslashes where they're needed. Weird (bad)
--- 7,43 ----
# first field -- hostname
# (may be full domain name and probably should be)
#
! # bf Bootfile
! # bs Bootfile size in 512-octet blocks
! # cs Cookie server address list
! # df Merit dump file
! # dn Domain name
! # ds Domain name server address list
! # ef Extension file
! # gw Gateway address list
! # ha Host hardware address
! # hd Bootfile home directory
! # hn Send client's hostname to client
! # ht Host hardware type (see Assigned Numbers RFC)
! # im Impress server address list
! # ip Host IP address
! # lg Log server address list
! # lp LPR server address list
! # ns IEN-116 name server address list
! # nt NTP (time) Server (RFC 1129)
! # ra Reply address override
! # rl Resource location protocol server address list
! # rp Root path to mount as root
! # sa TFTP server address client should use
! # sm Host subnet mask
! # sw Swap server address
! # tc Table continuation (points to similar "template" host entry)
! # td TFTP root directory used by "secure" TFTP servers
! # to Time offset in seconds from UTC
! # ts Time server address list
! # vm Vendor magic cookie selector
! # yd YP (NIS) domain name
! # ys YP (NIS) server address
#
# Be careful about including backslashes where they're needed. Weird (bad)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: