In order to install a tftp server on Ubuntu, you have to download and install following packages:
- xinetd
- tftpd
- tftp
Open a terminal window and type following command:
$ sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd tftp
This will install tftp server in your system. Now we have to make some changes in order to use tftfp server.
Create /etc/xinetd.d/tftp by giving the following command in terminal:
$ sudo gedit /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
This will open a file in gedit text editor, write following lines in this file:
service tftp
{
protocol = udp
port = 69
socket_type = dgram
wait = yes
user = nobody
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = /tftpboot
disable = no
}
We defined server_args= /tftpboot. You can give any other name you want. I am taking “/tftpboot” as default as many systems take it. Now we have to create a directory with the name we defined in “server_args”. Give following command in the terminal:
$ sudo mkdir /tftpboot
Now change read/write permissions and owner of the directory to “nobody” by giving following commands:
$ sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot
$ sudo chown -R nobody /tftpboot
We will now restart the xinetd service.
$ sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
tftp Server is up and running. We should test now whether it’s working or not.
Create a file say “tftptest” , add some content in this file and put it in the directory “/tftpboot”.
Also chnage the permission of the file.
$ sudo chmod 777 /tftpboot/tftptest
You can also chage the permissions of all the files and folders located in “/tftpboot” directory by following command:
$ sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot
Now you shold find out ip address of your system. Use “ifconfig” command or right click on network manager applet > Connection Information to obtain ip-address of your system.
$ ifconfig
Let’s we get ip-address as 10.10.0.3
Now open terminal window on another system(should be in same network and tftp client installed in it.)
Give following commands:
$ tftp 10.10.0.3
tftp> get tftptest
tftp> quit
$ less tftptest
Check the content of this file. If matches with what you put in your server’s file, that’s it. Congratulations ..!!! You got your tftp server working. 🙂
