TFTP - How to stop the need to touch the files on in the tftp directories.

[Tony Escujuri]

Hello,

We are trying to allow moving router configuration files to be placed within the tftp directories without having to touch(create) the files within the tftp directories:

Not sure what info is needed so I will give all the details:
user info:
tftp:*:420:20:tftp server:/usr/rtrbkup:/usr/bin/false

inetd.conf setup:
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd tftpd /usr/rtrbkup /tftpboot

tftp status:
udp 0 0 *.tftp *.*

perms:
/tftpboot:
drwxrwxrwx 14 tftp bin 4096 Aug 10 20:42 tftpboot
/usr/rtrbkup:
drwxrwxrwx 144 tftp bin 4096 Aug 13 17:38 rtrbkup
All files and directories within the tftp directories have 777 perms.
Any assistance would be GREAT!!!

Regards,
Tony Escujuri
escujuri@wellsfargo.com

[Bill Hassell]

I'm not sure why you have to touch any files in the tftp directories. Just copy the needed router files to the required directories.

BUT: do not use 777 for anything, period, never, nada. I see a lot of sysadmins that struggle with applications that don't work right and one of the first things on the list of have-you-tried's is to set 777 on everything, this allowing everyone on your system to trash the files and directories at any time.

The only directories that should have 777 are /var/tmp and /tmp, and even then, I would recommend setting the sticky bit so that users cannot clobber each other's files.

[linuxfan · Accepted solution]

Hi Tony,

I am afraid but (As far as I know) you cannot do what you are trying to achieve here(atleast on HP-UX).

But there are alternatives, if you have account access to the CISCOs web site , you can download the TFTP server(NT/2000 based) they provide, which allows to put and get files without having to touch/create files.

Also there is a free TFTP server, which works like a charm.
http://solarwinds.net/Tools/Free_tools/TFTP_Server/download.htm

-HTH
I am RU