Alex White wrote:

> Hello all. I am trying to netboot a 3100 from a linux box. Dhcpd seems
> set up correctly, as does tftp, but when I try and boot my ds3100 with
> 
> >> boot -f tftp()
> 
> I get entries in my syslog to the effect of:
> 
> Mar 28 00:24:47 boru in.tftpd[22336]: chroot: Operation not permitted
> 
> What am I missing out here? I have added a tftp user and set the tftpd
> to run as user tftp, /tftpboot is owned/grp'ed by tftp (i'm using xinetd
> under Mandrake 8.1). I cannot understand the error. Anyone been down
> this road before?

If in.tftpd wants to use the chroot() system call, it must be running
as root.  Having never used linux, I can't help much more.  Is there
a tftp HOWTO or similar available?

Simon.
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