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tftpd(8)
NAME
  tftpd - The DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/tftpd [-d] [-r pathname] [directory ...]

FLAGS
  -d	    Specifies that the name of the file is sent to syslogd.

  -r pathname
	    Specifies the relative pathname a user can specify to transfer a
	    file that has no path associated with it.  For example, -r
	    /tmp/tftp causes /tmp/tftp to be prefixed to a file that has no
	    path and the file is copied to and from the directory /tmp/tftp.
	    Only one directory path can be specified with this option.

DESCRIPTION
  The tftpd daemon is a server that supports the DARPA (Defense Advanced
  Research Projects Agency) Trivial File Transfer Protocol.  The TFTP server
  operates at the port indicated in the tftp service description; see
  services(4).	The server is normally started by inetd(8).

  The use of tftp does not require an account or password on the remote
  system.  Due to the lack of authentication information, tftpd will allow
  only publicly readable files to be accessed.	Files can be written only if
  they already exist and are publicly writable.	 Note that this extends the
  concept of ``public'' to include all users on all hosts that can be reached
  through the network; this may not be appropriate on all systems, and its
  implication should be considered before enabling tftp service.  The server
  should have the user ID with the lowest possible privilege.

  Access to files may be restricted by invoking tftpd with a list of
  directories and including pathnames as server program arguments in
  /etc/inetd.conf.  In this case, access is restricted to files whose names
  are prefixed by the one of the given directories.

  The tftpd daemon validates the files that it has to transfer against the
  /etc/tftptab file. If you are transferring files that are not publicly
  readable or not in the directories listed on the command line, you must
  make certain that those files are listed in the /etc/tftptab file.

RESTRICTION
  The maximum number of directories allowed in the directory list are 62.
  The maximum number of files allowed in /etc/tftptab file is 256.




FILES
  /usr/sbin/tftpd
	    Specifies the command path


RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: tftp(1)

  Daemons: inetd(8)

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