Subject: RE: Diskboot questions
To: Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
From: Rick Copeland <rickgc@calweb.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/24/1998 08:21:37
At 06:38 AM 2/24/98 -0700, Tim Rightnour wrote:
>On 23-Feb-98 Rick Copeland spoke unto us all:
># The directory "bootparams" and the database that is referenced here does not
># exist in any of the NetBSD releases that I am running.  Is #5 saying to
># create this directory?
>
>Tis not a directory, tis a file. see bootparams(5). And yes, you should create
>it.
>
># Also in #4 the directory "/tftpboot" does not currently exist and I assume
># that this directory should be created?
>
>Yes..  Though on my setup I made it a symlink and it worked just fine.
>
Tim,

Questions, Questions!  What is a simlink and how is it used here exactly?

Thank You,

RC