The root directory where files must be stored in order to access them via TFTP is /var/lib/tftpboot. Modify Permissions on TFTP Root Directory TFTP_OPTIONS='-secure'Īnd save the file and exit the vi editor. sudo vi /etc/default/tftpd-hpaĪnd change the line that reads. Then, edit the tftpd-hpa configuration file. sudo cp /etc/default/tftpd-hpa /etc/default/tftpd-hpa.ORIGINAL To begin with, make a copy of the default tftpd-hpa configuration file. If you want to upload to the TFTP server, read on. The default root directory where files will be stored is /var/lib/tftpboot.Īs mentioned before, all you will be able to do at this point is download files from the TFTP server. The default configuration file for tftpd-hpa is /etc/default/tftpd-hpa. We will fix that in the Configuration section below. All you will be able to do is download files from the TFTP server. Once the installation is complete, you will have a running TFTP server on your system that will be listening on all active network interfaces, on both IPv4 and IPv6. (This process has been completely tested and verified on using Ubuntu 14.04.3 Server and the latest version of tftpd-hpa available from the apt repositories (tftpd-hpa_5.2-7ubuntu3_b)) This document will guide the reader on how to setup a TFTP server that will allow clients to both download and upload files. tftpd-hpa was chosen in this scenario because of its relative 'up-to-date-ness' and availability of documentation. The reader may find that there is more than one TFTP server package available for Ubuntu systems. A network administrator may find the need to deploy a TFTP server quickly and cost effectively.

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