Configuring Linux TFTP server

You need to modify the configuration of Linux-based TFTP servers to support some automated features, such as service advisor.

In order to automatically put a service data file to a specified server using TFTP when a call home event is detected, the configuration file tftp must be modified to include the option that enables the creation of files on the TFTP server. Complete the following steps:

1. Open the TFTP configuration file in the /etc/xinet.d directory.
2. Add the -c option to the server_args argument.
3. Save and close the file.
4. Restart the TFTP server, using the /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart command.

The following example shows a configuration file /etc/xinetd.d/tftp with -c option added to the server argument:

Modified /etc/xinetd.d/tftp contents
service tftp { socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait = yes user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd server_args = -c -s /tftpboot disable = no per_source = 11 cps = 100 2 flags = IPv4 }