TFTPD(1M)                                               TFTPD(1M)



     NAME
          tftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

     SYNOPSIS
          /usr/etc/tftpd

     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; see
          services(4).  The server is normally started by inetd(1M).

          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 may 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 implications should be
          considered before enabling tftp service.  The server should
          be configured in inetd.conf to run as the user ID with the
          lowest possible privilege.

     SEE ALSO
          tftp(1C), inetd(1M)

     ORIGIN
          4.3 BSD


























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