.Dd Oct 27, 20023
.Dt bootparamd 8
.Os "Mac OS X"
.Sh NAME
.Nm bootparamd
.Nd boot parameter server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d
.Op Fl r Ar router
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
provides configuration parameters for clients using the bootparams RPC protocol.
The server is not started by default on Mac OS X systems, nor is it used by
Mac OS X clients.
.Pp
When invoked with the
.Fl d
option,
.Nm
runs in debug mode.
It remains attached to the controlling terminal and prints a log of its activity.
.Pp
The
.Fl r Ar router
option may be used to set the router returned in WHOAMI replies.
The 
.Ar router
argument may be a name or a dotted-quad IP address.
.Sh SEE ALSO
bootparams(5), lookupd(8)