/tftpboot vs. /var/tftp vs. something else?

Chuck Anderson cra at WPI.EDU
Wed Nov 14 23:10:53 UTC 2007


On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 05:41:43PM -0500, Jon Masters wrote:
> > > 3. It really makes no sense to have a separate top-level directory for
> > > the TFTP service.  /tftpboot is a legacy location that should be
> > > reconsidered.
> > Its a common recognizable default
> 
> It's been like that for so long, and it seems unintrusive, I think it
> should stay there.

It only seems unintrusive because you haven't run into any of the 
issues I presented.  I've moved the files to /var/tftp for years to 
get around the limitations of the / filesystem.




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