-s /tftpboot path in xinetd.d/tftp file

[Mark Sargent]

Alexander Apprich wrote:

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> Mark Sargent wrote:
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>> Paul Howarth wrote:
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>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
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>>>> Edwin Dicker wrote:
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> [snip]
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> hmmm, not outa the woods yet. Still getting the undefined error.
>>
>> Switch#copy run tftp
>> Source filename [running-config]? running-config
>> Destination IP address or hostname []? 192.168.168.12
>> Destination filename [running-config]? /tftpboot/running-config
>> Building configuration...
>> .....
>> %Error opening tftp://192.168.168.12//tftpboot/running-config 
>> (Undefined error)
>>
>> Ok, lets run through my set up, again,
>>
>> dir permissions for tftpboot,
>>
>> [root at localhost tftpboot]# ls -alh
>> total 8.0K
>> drwxr-xr-x   2 root   root   4.0K Mar 24 14:10 .
>> drwxrwxrwx  24 nobody nobody 4.0K Mar 24 12:55 ..
>>
>> above tftpboot is owned by nobody:nobody as per this site,
>>
>> http://www.linux.com/howtos/Clone-HOWTO/setting-up.shtml
>> is it right..? as wello as it's suggestions below for xinetd.d/tftp
>>
>> xinetd.d/tftp settings
>>
>> [root at localhost tftpboot]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
>> # default: off
>> # description: The tftp server serves files using the trivial file 
>> transfer #  protocol.  The tftp protocol is often used to boot 
>> diskless #    workstations, download configuration files to 
>> network-aware printers, # and to start the installation process for 
>> some operating systems.
>> service tftp
>> {
>>        socket_type             = dgram
>>        protocol                = udp
>>        wait                    = yes
>>        user                    = root
>>        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
>>        server_args             = -c -s /tftpboot
>>        disable                 = no
>>        per_source              = 11
>>        cps                     = 100 2
>>        flags                   = IPv4
>> }
>> Correct..?
>>
>> This site below is a little different,
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>> http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/linux-hn/xinetd.htm
>> as it suggests creating the destination file prior to the transfer. 
>> Ok, some questions, do I create the dest filename b4hand, and if so, 
>> what ownership/permissions is required for it.? I'm lost. Anyone..? 
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Mark Sargent.
>>
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> My directory permissions
>
> root at elmstreet / # ll -d /var/tftpboot/
> drwxrwxrwx  3 root root 4096 Mar 24 07:17 /var/tftpboot//

[root at localhost tftpboot]# ll -d /tftpboot/
drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4096 Mar 24 14:10 /tftpboot/

>
> Here's my /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
>
> root at elmstreet / # cat /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
> service tftp
> {
>         socket_type             = dgram
>         protocol                = udp
>         wait                    = yes
>         user                    = root
>         server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
>         server_args             = -c -s /var/tftpboot
>         disable                 = no
>         per_source              = 11
>         cps                     = 100 2
>         flags                   = IPv4
> }
>
[root at localhost ~]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
# default: off
# description: The tftp server serves files using the trivial file 
transfer #  protocol.  The tftp protocol is often used to boot diskless 
#    workstations, download configuration files to network-aware 
printers, # and to start the installation process for some operating 
systems.
service tftp
{
        socket_type             = dgram
        protocol                = udp
        wait                    = yes
        user                    = root
        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
        server_args             = -c -s /tftpboot
        disable                 = no
        per_source              = 11
        cps                     = 100 2
        flags                   = IPv4
}

> Make sure no tftpd process is running... (kill it if u find 1)
>
> root at elmstreet / # ps auxwww | grep ftp
> nobody    4706  0.0  0.0  5004  572 ?        Ss   Mar07   0:01 
> proftpd: (accepting connections)
> root       525  0.0  0.0  3928  556 pts/1    R+   07:17   0:00 grep ftp

[root at localhost tftpboot]# ps auxwww | grep ftp
root      6314  0.0  0.2  4276  680 pts/1    R+   17:15   0:00 grep ftp

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> Restart xinetd
>
> root at elmstreet / # service xinetd restart
> Stopping xinetd:                                           [  OK  ]
> Starting xinetd:                                           [  OK  ]
>
[root at localhost tftpboot]# service xinetd restart
Stopping xinetd:                                           [  OK  ]
Starting xinetd:      

> Here I copy the startup-config from a cisco 3660 router
>
> gw-lan-1#copy startup-config tftp://10.0.0.129/startup
> Address or name of remote host [10.0.0.129]?
> Destination filename [startup]?
> !!!!!!!!!!!!
> 53297 bytes copied in 0.208 secs (256236 bytes/sec)

Switch>en
Switch#copy run tftp://192.168.168.12/running-config
Source filename [running-config]?
Destination IP address or hostname [192.168.168.12]?
Destination filename [running-config]?
Building configuration...
.....
%Error opening tftp://192.168.168.12/running-config (Undefined error)

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> And here we go...

Unfortunately, I ain't goin' nowhere.

>
> root at elmstreet / # ll /var/tftpboot/startup
> -rw-rw-rw-  1 nobody nobody 53297 Mar 24 07:17 /var/tftpboot/startup
>
> Alex
>
I'm at a loss with this. Driving me nutz. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.