bootp

[Dpk]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 09:30:49PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote:

   Dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu> writes:
   
   > I don't remember if all are necessary, but indentations *must* be
   > tabs. bootp won't complain, it will just ignore the entry! 
   
   > It is best to use vi for editing this file.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   Why?

I have found many other editors use spaces instead of an actually
"tab" character for indenting subsequent lines. 

Yes, I'm sure a could have worded it differently, but from my own
experience, vi has been a fairly reliable way to modify the
/etc/bootptab file.

Definately NOT trying to invoke an editor war as they all have their
place and I use a few.

Dennis