diff --git a/sec_bootstrap b/sec_bootstrap
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+ROLE="undefined"
+MPI_MASTER_SERVICE_NAME="sec_masterservice"
+MPI_WORKER_SERVICE_NAME="sec_workerservice"
+HOSTNAMES="/etc/nethosts"
+
+#######################
+# ARGUMENTS PARSER
+
+while [ "$1" != "" ];
+do
+    PARAM=$(echo "$1" | awk -F= '{print $1}')
+    VALUE=$(echo "$1" | awk -F= '{print $2}')
+
+    case $PARAM in
+        role)
+            [ "$VALUE" ] && ROLE=$VALUE
+            ;;
+
+        sec_master_service_name)
+            [ "$VALUE" ] && MPI_MASTER_SERVICE_NAME=$VALUE
+            ;;
+
+        sec_worker_service_name)
+            [ "$VALUE" ] && MPI_WORKER_SERVICE_NAME=$VALUE
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR: unknown parameter \"$PARAM\""
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+
+
+cat > /etc/opt/service_names <<- EOF
+MPI_MASTER_SERVICE_NAME=${MPI_MASTER_SERVICE_NAME}
+MPI_WORKER_SERVICE_NAME=${MPI_WORKER_SERVICE_NAME}
+EOF
+
+case $ROLE in
+    "masterservice")
+
+        # Auto update default host file in background and dumb all output
+        auto_update_hosts "${HOSTNAMES}" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+        #tail -f /dev/null
+        #/root/start-nginx.sh
+	python3 -m gns3server --port 8001
+        # Start ssh server
+        #/usr/sbin/sshd -D
+        ;;
+
+
+    "workerservice")
+
+        # Start ssh server in background
+        #/usr/sbin/sshd -D &
+        
+        # Keep trying to connect to master node and stay there indefinitely so that master node can see
+        # the connected hosts that are ready for MPI work
+        #while sleep 1
+        #do
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        #    ssh -T -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no"   \
+        #        -i "${USER_HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa"      \
+        #        ${USER}@${MPI_MASTER_SERVICE_NAME} \
+        tail -f /dev/null
+        #done
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo 'role argument only accepts "masterservice" or "workerservice"'
+esac