Maintenance Commands                                 in.tftpd(1M)

NAME
     in.tftpd, tftpd - Internet Trivial  File  Transfer  Protocol
     server

SYNOPSIS
     in.tftpd [ -s ]  [ homedir ]

DESCRIPTION
     tftpd is a server that supports the  Internet  Trivial  File
     Transfer Protocol (TFTP). This server is normally started by
     inetd(1M) and operates at the port  indicated  in  the  tftp
     Internet service description in the /etc/inetd.conf file. By
     default, the entry for in.tftpd in  etc/inetd.conf  is  com-
     mented  out.   To  make  in.tftpd  operational,  the comment
     character(s)  must   be   deleted   from   the   file.   See
     inetd.conf(4).

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

     The use of tftp does not require an account or  password  on
     the  remote system. Due to the lack of authentication infor-
     mation, in.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 net-
     work; this may not be appropriate on all  systems,  and  its
     implications  should be considered before enabling this ser-
     vice.

     in.tftpd  runs  with  the  user  ID  and  group  ID  set  to
     [GU]ID_NOBODY  under the assumption that no files exist with
     that owner or group.  However, nothing checks  this  assump-
     tion or enforces this restriction.

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

FILES
     /etc/inetd.conf

USAGE
     The in.tftpd server is IPv6-enabled. See ip6(7P).

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

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SEE ALSO
     tftp(1),  inetd(1M),  inetd.conf(4),  netconfig(4),   attributes(5)
     , ip6(7P)

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

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