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TFTPD(8C)							     TFTPD(8C)

NAME
       tftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/etc/in.tftpd [-s] [ homedir ]

DESCRIPTION
       tftpd  is  a  server  that  supports  the  DARPA	 Trivial File Transfer
       Protocol (TFTP).	 This server is	 normally  started  by	inetd(8C)  and
       operates at the port indicated in the tftp Internet service description
       in the /etc/inetd.conf file; see inetd.conf(5) for details.

       Before responding to a request,	the  server  attempts  to  change  its
       current directory to homedir; the default value is /tftpboot.

OPTIONS
       -s     Secure.	When specified, the directory change must succeed; and
	      the daemon also changes its root directory to homedir.

	      The use of tftp does not require an account or password  on  the
	      remote  system.	Due to the lack of authentication information,
	      tftpd will allow only publicly readable files  to	 be  accessed.
	      Files may be written only if they already exist and are publicly
	      writable.	 Note that this extends the  concept  of  “public”  to
	      include  all  users on all hosts that can be reached through the
	      network; this may not be appropriate on  all  systems,  and  its
	      implications should be considered before enabling this service.

       tftpd  runs  with  the  user  ID	 and  group  ID	 set  to -2, under the
       assumption that no files exist with  that  owner	 or  group.   However,
       nothing checks this assumption or enforces this restriction.

FILES
       /tftpboot/*    filenames are IP addresses

SEE ALSO
       inetd(8C), tftp(1C)

       Sollins,	 K.R.,	The  TFTP  Protocol  (Revision	2),  RFC  783, Network
       Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., June 1981.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution      18 February 1988			     TFTPD(8C)
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