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sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd tftp

sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd tftp

service tftp
{
protocol
port
socket_type
wait
user
server
server_args
disable
}

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nobody
/usr/sbin/in.tftpd
/tftpboot
no

sudo mkdir /tftpboot

sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot
sudo chown -R nobody /tftpboot

sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart

tftp 192.168.1.2
tftp> get test
Sent 159 bytes in 0.0 seconds
tftp> quit
cat test

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sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot

/tftpboot
/srv/tftp

/etc/xinetd.d/tftp
/etc/inetd.conf

/srv/tftp

atftpd

/tftpboot
pxelinux.0

sudo apt-get install atftpd

vxworks

pxelinux.0

vi /etc/inetd.conf
srv/tftp

<my dir path>

/etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd restart
/etc/init.d/xinetd restart
service tftpd-hpa restart

tftpd-hpa

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