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changeset 1508:7311b4809660
* doc/redboot.sgml: Document lowering security level for TFTP to
work on more recent Red Hat Linux.
| author | jlarmour |
|---|---|
| date | Fri, 20 Feb 2004 03:38:17 +0000 |
| parents | 92cf4ff674de |
| children | 8f5e0476bfbb |
| files | packages/redboot/current/ChangeLog packages/redboot/current/doc/redboot.sgml |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/packages/redboot/current/ChangeLog +++ b/packages/redboot/current/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2004-02-20 Jonathan Larmour <jifl@eCosCentric.com> + + * doc/redboot.sgml: Document lowering security level for TFTP to + work on more recent Red Hat Linux. + 2004-02-19 Jani Monoses <jani@iv.ro> * src/xyzModem.c: Start with sending a 'C', do not wait until the
--- a/packages/redboot/current/doc/redboot.sgml +++ b/packages/redboot/current/doc/redboot.sgml @@ -557,6 +557,14 @@ xinetd RPM is installed.</para> /sbin/service xinetd reload </programlisting>Create the directory /tftpboot using the command <programlisting>mkdir /tftpboot</programlisting></para> </step> +<step><para>If you are using Red Hat 8 or newer, you may need to configure +the built-in firewall to allow through TFTP. Either edit +<filename>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</filename> or run +<command>redhat-config-securitylevel</command> on the command line or from +the menu as System Settings->Security Settings to lower the security level. +You should only do this with the permission of your systems administrator and +if you are already behind a separate firewall.</para> +</step> </procedure> <note><title>NOTE</title> <para>Under Red Hat 7 you must address files by absolute pathnames, for example: <filename>