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TFTPD(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  TFTPD(8)

NAME
       tftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

SYNOPSIS
       tftpd [ directory ... ]

DESCRIPTION
       Tftpd  is a server which supports the DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol.  The TFTP server operates at the port indicated in the ``tftp''
       service description; see services(5).  The server is normally started by inetd(8).

       The use of tftp does not require an account or password on the remote system.  Due to the lack of authentication  information,  tftpd  will
       allow  only  publicly readable files to be accessed.  Files may be written only if they already exist and are publicly writable.  Note that
       this extends the concept of ``public'' to include all users on all hosts that can be reached through the network; this may not be appropri-
       ate  on	all  systems, and its implications should be considered before enabling tftp service.  The server should have the user ID with the
       lowest possible privilege.

       Access to files may be restricted by invoking tftpd with a list of directories by  including  pathnames	as  server  program  arguments	in
       /etc/inetd.conf.  In this case access is restricted to files whose names are prefixed by the one of the given directories.

SEE ALSO
       tftp(1), inetd(8)

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					   June 24, 1990							  TFTPD(8)