tftp service

[Igor Sovin]

Hi!

I need to put configuration of MDS 9120 switch to tftp server. How to configure tftp service on hp-ux host to do that?

[Denver Osborn · Accepted solution]

In addition to the tftpd man page, here's a thread to help out...

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=97116

If you have access to technical docs, DocID KBRC00015669 "How to install and troubleshoot tftp" will do it

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000081573202

-denver

[Igor Sovin]

I dont have permission to technical docs.
Could you attach brief discription from that document for me?

[Denver Osborn]

Have a look here, it's pretty much the same info... excpet you don't need a support contract to view the online manuals. There are also several existing ITRC threads out there that should help if the below doc doesn't get it up and running.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90147/ch05s04.html

-denver

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Igor,

You need to configure /etc/inetd.conf to allow the tftp server.

There needs to be a tftp user on the system(there usually is with hpux).

The user's home directory in /etc/passwd must not conflict with inetd.conf

inetd -c
# restarts inetd which manages and runs tftp

You must make sure that the tftp user owns all files in /home/tftp and owns the directory. You can use a different directory, but tftp will fail without strict ownership.

That is a manual summary from memory. I just did a meeting on setting this up so I'm fairly familiar.

Good Luck Igor,

SEP

[Igor Sovin]

what group must tftp user belong to?

[Igor Sovin]

I've created group named tftp, change the ownership of /home/tftp to user tftp
but the following error occures

UIT1# copy running-config tftp://10.1.1.41/mds9120.cfg
Trying to connect to tftp server......

TFTP put operation failed:Access violation

[Denver Osborn]

Igor,

"TFTP put operation failed:Access violation" would suggest that the tftp user doesn't have sufficient permissions to write the file. Have you checked the permissions on the tftp users $HOME to verify the dir is writable?

Is /home/tftp atleast 0700? If so, maybe touch /home/tftp/switch.cfg and set the new file mode to 0600, owned by tftp user. Then go back to your switch and try to tftp the switch config to the hpux tftp server again.. this time saving it as the file just created, /home/tftp/switch.cfg.

Hope this helps,
-denver