tftp server on linux

has anyone had any luck getting a tftp server running and configured to
allow file uploads from a remote device to the tftp server running on the
linux server? I have tried to get tftp-hpa-0.34 running. It complies without
error but when I try and upload from another device, I get the follow error.
in.tftpd[procid]: cannot set groups for user tftpd.

The process is set to run as user tftpd in the xinetd file. There are both
the user and group tftpd setup on the box.

Any ideas would be helpfull.

Thanks

I'm not sure but the error message sounds like you may have a typo in the
tftpd group entry?

Check the ownership and permissions on the tftp root directory: It should be
owned by tftpd and not by root. Also, by default, tftp clients will not be
allowed to create new files, only overwrite existing ones. If you want to
allow new files to be created by clients you need the -c flag in the command
line.

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wcardwell at nc dot rr dot com


"Mike Wing" <mike.wing@primedia.com> wrote in message
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> has anyone had any luck getting a tftp server running and configured to
> allow file uploads from a remote device to the tftp server running on the
> linux server? I have tried to get tftp-hpa-0.34 running. It complies
without
> error but when I try and upload from another device, I get the follow
error.
> in.tftpd[procid]: cannot set groups for user tftpd.
>
> The process is set to run as user tftpd in the xinetd file. There are both
> the user and group tftpd setup on the box.
>
> Any ideas would be helpfull.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Thanks for the suggestion but I had already done that. I'm using a tftpboot
directory as the home directory and the ownership is tftpd.tftpd.

Any other ideas.

"W Cardwell" <wrong@email.address> wrote in message
news:bPtYa.5302$2x.273865@twister.southeast.rr.com ...
> I'm not sure but the error message sounds like you may have a typo in the
> tftpd group entry?
>
> Check the ownership and permissions on the tftp root directory: It should
be
> owned by tftpd and not by root. Also, by default, tftp clients will not be
> allowed to create new files, only overwrite existing ones. If you want to
> allow new files to be created by clients you need the -c flag in the
command
> line.
>
> --
>
> wcardwell at nc dot rr dot com
>
>
> "Mike Wing" <mike.wing@primedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bgei4h$10p$1@news.prmautomotive.com...
> > has anyone had any luck getting a tftp server running and configured to
> > allow file uploads from a remote device to the tftp server running on
the
> > linux server? I have tried to get tftp-hpa-0.34 running. It complies
> without
> > error but when I try and upload from another device, I get the follow
> error.
> > in.tftpd[procid]: cannot set groups for user tftpd.
> >
> > The process is set to run as user tftpd in the xinetd file. There are
both
> > the user and group tftpd setup on the box.
> >
> > Any ideas would be helpfull.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>