Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:07:39 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Ravi Shankar <ksravi76@yahoo.com> Cc: nvangogh <nvangoghs@gmail.com>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TFTPing file from server with Softlink Message-ID: <C2BFC9F5-F513-4622-B447-326056493266@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <1343343741.38078.YahooMailClassic@web160705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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On Jul 26, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Ravi Shankar wrote: > I have use tftp as I am trying to load the file from a server running on a different blade and the line card running Uboot is trying to load the microkernel thru tftp boot. I understand that. tftpd often runs in a chroot. In a chroot, you can't symlink to a file outside the chroot and have it work. Warner > --- On Thu, 7/26/12, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: > > From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> > Subject: Re: TFTPing file from server with Softlink > To: "Jess Disney" <dizydiz@gmail.com> > Cc: "Ravi Shankar" <ksravi76@yahoo.com>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, "nvangogh" <nvangoghs@gmail.com> > Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 2:58 PM > > > On Jul 26, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Jess Disney wrote: > > Use WinSCP. GUI way to FTP/SCP > > *T*FTP. This is likely for an embedded device or PXE booted server. Neither is likely to have WinSCP, and besides, that doesn't support TFTP last time I used it. > > Warner > > > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > > -- > > Jess Disney > > 615-280-0582 > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Ravi Shankar <ksravi76@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi, > >> I am trying to TFTP a file from the server running FreeBSD 6.2 based OS > >> where the file is a symbolic link to a a file in another partition. > >> The TFTP server is failing saying no SUCH FILE ( Validate_access fails), > >> but when I copy the file locally, the server responds and file is FTPd. > >> Can you some one help me what should I change to get the file working thru > >> soft or symbolic links ( even symbolic link within same partition does not > >> work !!) > >> Any chroot permission I need to change? > >> Thanks, > >> Ravi > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >help
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