NAME

tftpd − DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

USAGE

/etc/tftpd [ −d ] [ port ]

DESCRIPTION

Tftpd is a server which supports the DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol.  The TFTP server operates at the port indicated in the “tftp” service description.  This port number may be overridden (for debugging purposes) by specifying a port number on the command line. 

OPTIONS

−d enables debugging on each socket created by tftpd (see SO_DEBUG in socket(2)). 

The use of tftp does not require an account or password on the remote system.  Because of this, tftpd will only allow users to access publicly readable files.  Note that this extends the concept of “public" to include all users on all hosts that can be reached through the network; this definition may not be appropriate on all systems, and its implications should be considered before enabling tftp service. 

NOTES

This server is only self-consistent (i.e., it operates with the user TFTP program, tftp(1)).  It does not support any other program. 

The search permissions of directories leading to the files accessed are not checked.