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| author | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-12-15 19:16:08 +0100 |
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| committer | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-12-15 19:16:08 +0100 |
| commit | 1d22387f43b0aee1e747f0d330edef623f19b20a (patch) | |
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tftp-server: use new cfgcmd/opcmd syntax
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diff --git a/docs/services/tftp.rst b/docs/services/tftp.rst index fbc21bd6..56990768 100644 --- a/docs/services/tftp.rst +++ b/docs/services/tftp.rst @@ -1,44 +1,54 @@ .. _tftp-server: +#### TFTP ----- +#### -Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP_) is a simple lockstep File Transfer -Protocol which allows a client to get a file from or put a file onto a remote +:abbr:`TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple, lockstep file transfer +protocol which allows a client to get a file from or put a file onto a remote host. One of its primary uses is in the early stages of nodes booting from a local area network. TFTP has been used for this application because it is very simple to implement. -Example -^^^^^^^ - -.. code-block:: none +Configuration +============= - # If you want to enable uploads, else TFTP server will act as read-only (optional) - set service tftp-server allow-upload +.. cfgcmd:: set service tftp-server directory '/config/tftpboot' - # Directory for TFTP server content - set service tftp-server directory '/config/tftpboot' +Enable TFTP service by specifying the directory which will be used to serve +files. - # On which addresses we want to listen for incoming TFTP connections? (mandatory) - set service tftp-server listen-address '2001:db8:ffee::1' - set service tftp-server listen-address '10.10.1.1' - -.. note:: Choose your ``directory`` location carefully or you will loose the +.. hint:: Choose your ``directory`` location carefully or you will loose the content on image upgrades. Any directory under ``/config`` is save at this will be migrated. +.. cfgcmd:: set service tftp-server listen-address '<address>' + +Configure the IPv4 or IPv6 listen address of the TFTP server. Multiple IPv4 and +IPv6 addresses can be given. There will be one TFTP server instances listening +on each IP address. + .. note:: Configuring a listen-address is essential for the service to work. +.. cfgcmd:: set service tftp-server allow-upload + +Optional, if you want to enable uploads, else TFTP server will act as read-only +server. + +Example +------- + +Provide TFTP server listening on both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses ``192.0.2.1`` and +``2001:db8::1`` serving the content from ``/config/tftpboot``. Uploading via +TFTP to this server is not allowed! + The resulting configuration will look like: .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos# show service tftp-server { - allow-upload directory /config/tftpboot - listen-address 2001:db8:ffee::1 - listen-address 10.10.1.1 + listen-address 2001:db8::1 + listen-address 192.0.2.1 } - |