FTP and TFTP Servers

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FTP and TFTP Servers

Anyone got an FTP server working? PureFTPd reports the port (21) is already in use.

The tftpserver front end to tftp doesn't start the service either.

I need something to use for upgrading Cisco routers. Any suggestions?

MacbookPro, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Aug 30, 2009 8:42 AM

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baltwo

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Aug 30, 2009 12:09 PM in response to BigRedFrog

Try the server forums.

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Answer 2

Aug 31, 2009 3:03 PM in response to BigRedFrog

I'm having the same problem. TFTP Server can no longer start the TFTP server. I need to upgrade Cisco equipment as well. Checked the Server forum, but there is nothing there.

It was convenient with TFTP Server controlling tftpd in 10.5.8. Things must've moved/changed with the tftpd implementation.

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baltwo

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Aug 31, 2009 3:17 PM in response to Barry R Guzik

Have you posted your problems there?

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Answer 4

Aug 31, 2009 4:18 PM in response to baltwo

Posted there as well:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2137353&tstart=0

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baltwo

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Aug 31, 2009 4:25 PM in response to Barry R Guzik

Then, hopefully you'll get an answer.

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Aug 31, 2009 4:38 PM in response to baltwo

Hopefully you are correct, although it is really a general OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard question, since both FTP and tftpd are components of OS X in general, and not specific to the server versions. I believe that is why we also posted our questions here...being as this is "OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard" "general OS" forum, and I am running the "non-server" version of Snow Leopard. Of course, I could have been mistaken when I was reading the forum headings...

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baltwo

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Aug 31, 2009 5:16 PM in response to Barry R Guzik

You could also be correct, but since it's dealing with servers, I usually recommend posters try there. Good luck.

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BigRedFrog Author

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Sep 1, 2009 1:23 AM in response to baltwo

Some log information from the two programs which may help.

tftpserver

from the console log

01/09/2009 09:06:33 TftpServer[196] Setting TFTPServer path to /tftproot ... 1\
01/09/2009 09:06:45 TftpServer[196] load TFTPServer ... \
01/09/2009 09:06:59 TftpServer[196] load TFTPServer ... \

From the diagnostics log

\f0\fs24 \cf0 01/09/2009 09:04:27 SecurityAgent[173] system.privilege.admin|2009-09-01 09:04:27 +0100\
com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.SecurityAgent.DialogFrequency\
com.apple.message.result: noop\
com.apple.message.signature: TftpServer.app\

with Pureftdp

from the console log

01/09/2009 09:09:38 [0x0-0x1e01e].org.pureftpd.macosx 2009-09-01 09:09:38.928 PureFTPd Manager[246:e07] * WARNING: Method selectRow:byExtendingSelection: in class NSTableView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.\
01/09/2009 09:09:42 [0x0-0x1e01e].org.pureftpd.macosx objc[246]: Class MWGradientView is implemented in both /Applications/PureFTPd Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/PureFTPd Manager and /Applications/PureFTPd Manager.app/Contents/PreferencePanes/AuthentificationPane.prefPane/Contents/Mac OS/AuthentificationPane. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.\
01/09/2009 09:09:42 [0x0-0x1e01e].org.pureftpd.macosx objc[246]: Class WBTimeControl is implemented in both /Applications/PureFTPd Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/PureFTPd Manager and /Applications/PureFTPd Manager.app/Contents/PreferencePanes/FTPLogPane.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/FTPLogP ane. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.\
01/09/2009 09:09:48 [0x0-0x1e01e].org.pureftpd.macosx bind(): Address already in use\
01/09/2009 09:09:48 [0x0-0x1e01e].org.pureftpd.macosx org.pureftpd.macosx: Already loaded}

From the diagnostics log

01/09/2009 09:09:27 SecurityAgent[173] system.privilege.admin|2009-09-01 09:09:27 +0100\
com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.SecurityAgent.DialogFrequency\
com.apple.message.result: noop\
com.apple.message.signature: PureFTPd Manager.app\
}

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Sep 2, 2009 9:56 AM in response to BigRedFrog

I gave up on the TFTPServer software. I corrected the permissions of the /private/tftpboot directory with "sudo chmod a+rwx /private/tftpboot' placed my files in there and then used copy tftp flash commands on my router. Worked. Looks like there is a built in tftp server in Snow Leopard.

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Sep 2, 2009 1:03 PM in response to Nathan Cowger

There is definitely a tftp server running in Snow Leopard

Check /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

There the directory is specified to be /private/tftpboot. I changed mine to /Users/Shared/Tftpboot.

Make sure this directory got "777".

To launch tftpd use "+sudo service tftp start+".

Now you can use your machine as tftp server.

To me it looks, that TFTPServer 3.2.1 is not actually a tftp server itself, it does just the entry to the tftp.plist and invokes service tftp start. Nice frontend.

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BigRedFrog Author

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Sep 3, 2009 6:13 AM in response to Peter Bruderer

Yes OS X has the tftp server built in the current recommended way of starting it is via launchctl as service tftp start is deprecated.

sudo launchctl

load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

and stop it with

unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

See http://aplawrence.com/MacOSX/tftp.html for more details

You are right tftpserver was just a nice front end allowing easy start/stop/reconfigure of directories, creation of files etc without using the command line. Can live without it, but just got to love it.

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