[CentOS] tftp times out

Thu Dec 28 20:52:46 UTC 2006
Mark Snyder <mark at jmktdis.com>


Jeff Stacey wrote:
> I have found for pxe installs that tftp would only work (for me) if the
> owner:group of the files/directories in question are nobody:nogroup
> 
> 
> Jeff
> 

That is because tftp defaults to the user nobody, the server_args  line I put in should have 
taken care of that.

> 
> On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 14:05 -0600, Mark Snyder wrote:
>> chrism at imntv.com wrote:
>>> Mark Snyder wrote:
>>>> tftp keeps timing out when I try to transfer files.  I intend to
> use 
>>>> tftp with G4U to clone a standard workstation. I am testing it
> between 
>>>> two Dell poweredge servers running CentOS 4.3.  "chkconfig --list 
>>>> |grep tftp" shows tftp up and running on both boxes. When connected
> 
>>>> "tftp>status" shows it is talking to the other box
>>>> "tptp>trace" shows  "sent WRQ <file=slavelit, mode=netascii>" and
> ends 
>>>> with Transfer timed out.
>>>>
>>>> I have tftp is being run under xinetd.
>>>>
>>>> I have modified /etc/xinetd.d/tftpd as follows:
>>>>
>>>> server_args       -p -c -U 002 -u install -s /tster
>>>>
>>>> I have setup a user install, set read/write privileges on /tster
> which 
>>>> is owned by install
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what else I need to do to get this working, any
> suggestions 
>>>> would be appreciated
>>> Have you checked the usual culprits?  SELINUX or iptables?  Try 
>>> disabling them one at a time and see if the bad behavior disappears.
>>>
>> both are disabled, but it was a good thought.
>>
>>> Cheers,
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