tftpd/opt/ignite/var/opt/ignite process is running ?

[SandiC]

I have a root process running that normally doesn't appear, and is using a lot of system resources of course on a day when we are especially busy. The proces shows up as tftpd/opt/ignite/var/opt/ignite. Can anyone tell me what this is and if I can saafely kill it? I suspect it may have been initiated by a user trying to dial in from home using procomm plus - but I'm not sure.

Thank you for any help!

[Helen French]

Ignite will use "tftp" protocol during a network backup or recovery. Are you running any Ignite sessions or commands? I would make sure that no Ignite server or client is being accessed by this system before killing the process.

Also, update your system with latest patches.

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Sandra,

You've probably received a request on UDP port 69 - tftp for a make_net_recovery, read or write, from another server. Ignite uses tftp (69/UDP) as one of it's transfer mechanisms.

If you'll not be using this server as an Ignite server then comment out the tftp line in /etc/inetd.conf & run inetd -c

Yes, you can kill it - just use a "normal" kill i.e. don't kill -9

HTH,
Jeff

[Donny Jekels]

setup_tftp is a tool supplied to help you configure tftp.

or you could do it manually.

run

/usr/sbin/setup_tftp to setup tftp.

to do it manually,
edit the /etc/inetd.conf file, uncomment tftp and add the directories you want end continuation lines with a
restart inetd

/usr/sbin/inetd -c

to reread the config file.

[Donny Jekels]

ok, my bad.

read your question way too fast. :-)

yes you can kill it.

if its configured in inetd.conf the next time someone tries to use tftp, it will automatically start again.


peace.
Donny