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Root over nfs clients & server Howto.

Hans de Goede hans@highrise.nl

v1.0 30 March 1999

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Howto setup a server and configure clients for diskless operation from a network.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 Copyright
• 1.2 Changelog

2. Basic principle

• 2.1 Things can't be that simple

3. Preparing the server

• 3.1 Building a kernel
• 3.2 Creating and populating /tftpboot, making symlinks for /tmp etc.
• 3.3 Exporting the appropriate file systems and setting up bootp

4. Adding workstations

• 4.1 Creating a boot disk or bootrom
• 4.2 Creating a ws dir
• 4.3 Add entries to /etc/bootptab and /etc/hosts
• 4.4 Booting the ws for the first time
• 4.5 Set the ws specific configuration.

5. Added bonus: booting from cdrom

• 5.1 Basic Principle
• 5.2 Creating a test setup.
• 5.3 Creating the cd
• 5.4 Boot the cd and test it

6. Thanks

7. Comments

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