[CentOS] TFTP server not working as expected when run from xinetd

[Alain Spineux]

On 10/25/07, Matt Arnilo S. Baluyos (Mailing Lists)
<matt.baluyos.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's the dump of /etc/xinetd.d/tftp:
>
> [root at trixbox2 xinetd.d]# cat tftp
> # default: off
> # description: The tftp server serves files using the trivial file
> transfer protocol. The tftp protocol is often used to boot diskless
> workstations, download configuration files to network-aware printers,
> and to start the installation process for some operating systems.
> service tftp
> {
>         disable = no
>         socket_type             = dgram
>         protocol                = udp
>         wait                    = yes
>         user                    = root
>         server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
>         server_args             = --logfile /var/log/atftpd.log

Hi

The --logfile dont exist in my man page!
Can you try to remove it (including /var/log/atftpd.log ) ?
Can you try to start tftpd from command line using this option and see
if you have any error ?

regrads

>         per_source              = 11
>         cps                     = 100 2
>         flags                   = IPv4
> }
> [root at trixbox2 xinetd.d]#
>
>
> On 10/25/07, Alain Spineux <aspineux at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Did you check any of the option in /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file ?
> > Can you make a dump of it ?
> >
> >
> > On 10/25/07, Matt Arnilo S. Baluyos (Mailing Lists)
> > <matt.baluyos.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I have a Trixbox server (CentOS derivative) from which our Cisco IP
> > > phones get their config files via TFTP.
> > >
> > > I have noticed that when I run the TFTP server via "service xinetd
> > > start", I am not able to get files via TFTP. I have tested it by doing
> > > a manual transfer via a TFTP client from another machine.
> > >
> > > When I try to run the TFTP service manually by doing
> > > "/usr/sbin/in.tftpd -l", I do not encounter any problem whatsoever?
> > >
> > > Any pointers regarding this issue? Do I have to enable anything else?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
>
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