Re: netboot problem??? (again)

[Gero Kuhlmann <gero@gkminix.han.de>]

Hello,

wq2651wq@yahoo.com.cn (=?gb2312?q?David=20wu?=) wrote in 
20020823084117.37670.qmail@web15102.mail.bjs.yahoo.com:">news:20020823084117.37670.qmail@web15102.mail.bjs.yahoo.com:
> /etc/Xinetd.d/tftp
> service tftp
> {
> socket_type = dgram
> protocol = udp
> wait = yes
> user =root
> server =/usr/sbin/in.tftpd
> server_args= -s /tftpboot
> disable = no
> per_source = 11
> cps = 100 2
> }

You should never run the tftp server as "root". Usually, you should
better use "nobody" or a similar user without priviliges. Depending
on the type of your tftp server, it might reject any request as root.

gero.

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