tftpd(8c)tftpd(8c)Nametftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server
Syntax
/usr/etc/tftpd [ -r pathname ]
Description
The server, supports the DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
The TFTP server is invoked when receives a packet on the port indicated
in the TFTP service description. The server is not normally started by
default from
The use of does not require an account or password on the remote sys‐
tem. Because of the lack of authentication information, will allow
only publicly readable files to be accessed. 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 however, and
its implications should be considered before enabling TFTP service.
The server should have the user ID with the lowest possible privilege.
Options-r pathname The pathname can be the choice of the user. For exam‐
ple, would allow only files below to be copied using
Restrictions
This server is known only to be self consistent, that is, it operates
with the user TFTP program, Because of the unreliability of the trans‐
port protocol (UDP) and the scarcity of TFTP implementations, it is
uncertain whether it really works.
The search permissions of the directories leading to the files accessed
are not checked.
See Alsotftp(1c), services(5), inetd(8c)tftpd(8c)