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# Root over nfs clients & server Howto.

## Hans de Goede hans@highrise.nl

v1.0 30 March 1999

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

## 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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