How to setup TFTP server on Debian
Posted on December 20th, 2008
How to setup TFTP server on Debian
Step 1: Installation of tftpd package (server) and client
aptitude install tftpd
aptitude install tftp
Step 2: Creating Directory and setting permission
mkdir /tftpboot
chmod 777 /tftpboot
chown imran.imran /tftpboot
Step 3: Checking and editing(if required) the /etc/inetd.conf
Correct the location of director from /srv/tftp to /tftpboot
tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /tftpboot
Don’t forget to restart.
It is is tricky to restart the tftpd, you have to restart inetd, but in Debian it is openbsd-inetd
cd /etc/init.d
./openbsd-inetd restart
Step 4: Testing
Type following
tftp 127.0.0.1
tftp>
Step 5: Security
you can edit /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny for restriction.
That’s it.
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