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2<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> 2<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
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4 4
5<guide> 5<guide>
6<title>Gentoo Linux based Netboot HOWTO</title> 6<title>Gentoo Linux based Netboot HOWTO</title>
7 7
8<author title="SPARC Developer"> 8<author title="SPARC Developer">
9 <mail link="weeve"/> 9 <mail link="weeve"/>
10</author> 10</author>
11<author title="Editor"> 11<author title="Editor">
12 <mail link="nightmorph"/> 12 <mail link="nightmorph"/>
13</author> 13</author>
14 14
15<abstract> 15<abstract>
16Guide for setting up a netboot server for use with the Gentoo/SPARC netboot 16Guide for setting up a netboot server for use with the Gentoo/SPARC netboot
17installation images. 17installation images.
18</abstract> 18</abstract>
19 19
20<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> 20<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
21<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> 21<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
22<license/> 22<license/>
23 23
24<version>2</version> 24<version>3</version>
25<date>2010-10-05</date> 25<date>2012-07-08</date>
26 26
27<chapter> 27<chapter>
28<title>Introduction</title> 28<title>Introduction</title>
29<section> 29<section>
30<body> 30<body>
31 31
32<note> 32<note>
33This howto is currently very SPARC-centric and expecting that you will be 33This howto is currently very SPARC-centric and expecting that you will be
34setting up your netboot server on an existing Gentoo Linux machine. 34setting up your netboot server on an existing Gentoo Linux machine.
35</note> 35</note>
36 36
37<p> 37<p>
38This document will describe how to setup a network booting environment for a 38This document will describe how to setup a network booting environment for a
39Sun Microsystems SPARC or UltraSPARC based computer. The document assumes that 39Sun Microsystems SPARC or UltraSPARC based computer. The document assumes that
40you have an existing Gentoo Linux computer available to act as the netboot 40you have an existing Gentoo Linux computer available to act as the netboot
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186 </li> 186 </li>
187 <li>eth0 represents the interface <c>rarpd</c> should bind to</li> 187 <li>eth0 represents the interface <c>rarpd</c> should bind to</li>
188</ul> 188</ul>
189 189
190<p> 190<p>
191For more options, consult <c>man 8 rarpd</c>. 191For more options, consult <c>man 8 rarpd</c>.
192</p> 192</p>
193 193
194</body> 194</body>
195</section> 195</section>
196<section> 196<section>
197<title>The tftpd Daemon</title> 197<title>The tftpd Daemon</title>
198<body> 198<body>
199 199
200<p> 200<p>
201Here there are three options for a TFTP daemon, <c>net-ftp/atftp</c>, 201Here there are two options for a TFTP daemon, <c>net-ftp/atftp</c> and
202<c>net-ftp/netkit-tftp</c> and <c>net-ftp/tftp-hpa</c>. You only need to 202<c>net-ftp/tftp-hpa</c>. You only need to install one of the TFTP daemons for
203install one of the TFTP daemons for proper operation. 203proper operation.
204</p> 204</p>
205 205
206<p> 206<p>
207<b>Setting up common tftpd elements</b> 207<b>Setting up common tftpd elements</b>
208</p> 208</p>
209 209
210<p> 210<p>
211Each TFTP daemon will need a directory from which to serve files to tftp 211Each TFTP daemon will need a directory from which to serve files to tftp
212clients. The directory we will use for this howto will be 212clients. The directory we will use for this howto will be
213<path>/tftpboot</path>. This will appear as the root (<path>/</path>) directory 213<path>/tftpboot</path>. This will appear as the root (<path>/</path>) directory
214to the clients when requests are received. Additionally, we'll setup the system 214to the clients when requests are received. Additionally, we'll setup the system
215to run the TFTP daemon with the user and group <c>nobody</c>. 215to run the TFTP daemon with the user and group <c>nobody</c>.
216</p> 216</p>
217 217
218<p> 218<p>
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272 272
273<ul> 273<ul>
274 <li> 274 <li>
275 <c>-v</c> Increase or set the logging level. No args will increase by one 275 <c>-v</c> Increase or set the logging level. No args will increase by one
276 the current value. Default is LOG_NOTICE, see syslog(3) for log level. 276 the current value. Default is LOG_NOTICE, see syslog(3) for log level.
277 Current value range from 0 (LOG_EMERG) to 7 (LOG_DEBUG) 277 Current value range from 0 (LOG_EMERG) to 7 (LOG_DEBUG)
278 </li> 278 </li>
279 <li> 279 <li>
280 <c>--daemon</c> Run as a daemon. Do not use this option if atftpd is 280 <c>--daemon</c> Run as a daemon. Do not use this option if atftpd is
281 started by inetd. 281 started by inetd.
282 </li> 282 </li>
283</ul> 283</ul>
284 284
285<p> 285<p>
286For more options, consult <c>man 8 atftpd</c>. 286For more options, consult <c>man 8 atftpd</c>.
287</p>
288
289</body>
290</section>
291<section>
292<title>The netkit-tftp Daemon</title>
293<body>
294
295<p>
296First, install the <c>netkit-tftp</c> package:
297</p>
298
299<pre caption="Installing netkit-tftp">
300# <i>emerge netkit-tftp</i>
301</pre>
302
303<p>
304Second, install <c>sys-apps/xinetd</c> if it is not currently present. After
305the <c>netkit-tftp</c> and <c>sys-apps/xinetd</c> packages have been
306installed, <c>netkit-tftp</c> will need to be configured. <c>netkit-tftp</c>
307needs to be run from <c>xinetd</c>, however it does not provide example scripts
308of its own. A sample <c>xinetd</c> file is provided below:
309</p>
310
311<pre caption="Sample /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file">
312service tftp
313{
314 protocol = udp
315 port = 69
316 socket_type = dgram
317 wait = yes
318 user = nobody
319 group = nobody
320 server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
321 server_args = /tftpboot
322 only_from = 10.0.1.0
323 disable = no
324}
325</pre>
326
327<note>
328This sample <c>xinetd</c> configuration file for tftp uses the line <c>disable =
329no</c>, which enables the service by default. This is opposite of the default
330way packages in Gentoo provide their respective <c>xinetd</c> configuration
331files, which have <c>disable</c> set to <c>yes</c>.
332</note>
333
334<p>
335An explanation of the above options which can be changed:
336</p>
337
338<ul>
339 <li><b>user</b>: the user in.tftpd requests are handled as</li>
340 <li><b>group</b>: the group in.tftpd requests are handled as</li>
341 <li>
342 <b>server_args</b>: the root directory for the TFTP daemon to serve files
343 from
344 </li>
345 <li>
346 <b>only_from</b>: tells xinetd which hosts to allow TFTP connections from
347 </li>
348</ul>
349
350<p>
351Additional information on <c>xinetd</c> configuration files can be found in
352<c>man 5 xinetd.conf</c>.
353</p>
354
355<p>
356If <c>xinetd</c> is running, you can send it the HUP signal to have it re-read
357its configuration files:
358</p>
359
360<pre caption="Sending HUP signal to xinetd">
361# <i>/bin/killall -HUP xinetd</i>
362</pre>
363
364<p>
365If <c>xinetd</c> is not running, start it with the init.d command:
366</p>
367
368<pre caption="Starting xinetd">
369# <i>/etc/init.d/xinetd start</i>
370</pre>
371
372<p>
373For more information, consult <c>man 8 in.tftpd</c>.
374</p> 287</p>
375 288
376</body> 289</body>
377</section> 290</section>
378<section> 291<section>
379<title>The tftp-hpa Daemon</title> 292<title>The tftp-hpa Daemon</title>
380<body> 293<body>
381 294
382<p> 295<p>
383First, install the <c>tftp-hpa</c> package: 296First, install the <c>tftp-hpa</c> package:
384</p> 297</p>
385 298
386<pre caption="Installing tftp-hpa"> 299<pre caption="Installing tftp-hpa">
387# <i>emerge tftp-hpa</i> 300# <i>emerge tftp-hpa</i>
388</pre> 301</pre>
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