Thinstation boot order

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7th December 2007, 11:55 AM
DarrelT

Thinstation boot order

I have created a thinstation.conf.buildtime file with storage_path and storage_config entries specified, and with net_file_enabled=on.

The result is that at boot time clients read a local thinstation.conf.user file if present, otherwise they read the thinstation.conf.network file.

Is there a way to change the order in which thinstation.conf files are read, so that under normalcircumstances, clients read the network file first, but if this is unavailable, clients will revert to a local file on the HDD?
7th December 2007, 05:55 PM
CyberNerd

Re: Thinstation boot order

IIRC the default is the local buildtime file unless a thinstation.conf.network file is present. you can override the thinstation.conf.network by using thinstation.conf.IPADDRESS or thinstation.conf.MACADDRESS in the tftp root.
It's been a while since I dabbled with this so unless anyone else can be more definitive I'd refer you to the thinstation mailing list
7th December 2007, 06:10 PM
DarrelT

Re: Thinstation boot order

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberNerd

IIRC the default is the local buildtime file unless a thinstation.conf.network file is present. you can override the thinstation.conf.network by using thinstation.conf.IPADDRESS or thinstation.conf.MACADDRESS in the tftp root.
It's been a while since I dabbled with this so unless anyone else can be more definitive I'd refer you to the thinstation mailing list

Thanks for the speedy response CyberNerd.

Tests I have caried out indicate that if the both the network and local file are present, the local file takes precedence, which appears to be the opposite of your experience. I wonder if there is a way to specify thinstation.conf file precedence?