‘sudo apt-get install atftpd’
(It is installed and started automatically)

----Test It -----------------------
sudo apt-get install atftp
sudo chmod ugoa+w /srv/tftp
echo hello > /srv/tftp/hello.txt
atftp --verbose -g -l local_hello.txt -r hello.txt 127.0.0.1
cat local_hello.txt

i’m unable to upload any IOS of file to my routers/switches.

any help will be appreciated.

this is my config file.

service tftp
{
protocol = udp
port = 69
socket_type = dgram
wait = yes
user = nobody
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -s /home/moh/D/ios-image
disable = no
}

thanks alot.

Linux83

- Followed the instructions
at the top of this page

- edit atftpd configuration: sudo nano /etc/default/atftpd

USE_INETD=false
OPTIONS=”--tftpd-timeout 300 --retry-timeout 5 --mcast-port 1758 --mcast-addr 255.255.255.0-255 --mcast-ttl 1 --maxthread 100 --verbose=5 --daemon /tftpboot”

(my files are in /tftpboot)

/etc/init.d/atftpd start

sudo atftp
put myfile

service tftp
{
socket_type = dgram
protocol = udp
wait = yes
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -s -c /tftpboot
flags = IPv6 IPv4
}

Hope this helps…

ATFTPD is a really stupid limitation of only allowing files smaller that 32MB to be transferred. I found this out when trying to copy Cisco IOS images. Rather install tftpd with xinetd as this does not have that limitation.

Howto:
http://www.davidsudjiman.info/2006/03/27/installing-and-setting-tftpd-in-ubuntu/

Just as simple as the instructions for atftpd

How do I write to a subfolder of /tftpboot ? I keep getting an access violation. I can write just fine to /tftpboot from another machine, so I know the basic setup is working. I made a subfolder and gave it the same mode and group as the parent.

I’m using the following command to try to write:

tftp IPaddress -c put filename /folder/

I’ve tried lots of variations with the folder specification but no luck writing to it. The docs say one can specify a folder.

Thank you.

-- NewtownGal

my changes:

in /etc/default/atftpd:
* USE_INETD=false
OPTIONS:
* added --daemon
* changed --mcast-addr to fit my enviroment

modified /var/lib/tftpboot (chmod 777, chown nobody)

/etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd restart
/etc/init.d/atftpd start

thanks, ortwin

I am using ubuntu 9.04 desktop i386. Also getting

invoke-rc.d: initscript atftpd, action “start” failed.

I tried it on an x64 server and even a fresh build purely for testing this. All I changed was the “true” to “false” setting in /etc/default/atftpd file. I confirmed the permissions by chmod -R 777 /var/lib/tftpboot. No juice. This all worked fine in Intrepid 8.10.

I do have one issue.When trying to upload a new IOS to my C7206vxr routers, I get a timed out error. It is only when uploading, and only the ios. The kboot and FPD package go fine, and I can download the ios image fine. I am sure it because of the size, but not sure how to remedy the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

‘topher

Before this worked for me…

I changed
–mcast-addr 239.239.239.0-255

to
–mcast-addr 10.5.5.0-255

Where 10.5.5.0 is my local subnet

I added the “--daemon” option to /etc/default/atftpd

This is clearly new behavior in Jaunty from Intrepid or Hardy.

Happy--happy--joy--joy

invoke-rc.d: initscript atftpd, action “start” failed.

I tried it on an x64 server and even a fresh build purely for testing this. All I changed was the “true” to “false” setting in /etc/default/atftpd file. I confirmed the permissions by chmod -R 777 /var/lib/tftpboot. No juice. This all worked fine in Intrepid 8.10.

invoke-rc.d: initscript atftpd, action “start” failed.

Any suggestions why it doesn’t start? I haven’t found any log files in /var/log… I tried setting it up using the --logfile option but it didn’t work.

Thanks,
Peter