Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > > Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > I am having problems writing to atftpd. I keep getting a permission > > denied > > > error. > > > > > > Switch#$.SED.bin tftp:// > > 169.254.180.65/c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-25.SED.bin > > > > > > > > > Address or name of remote host [169.254.180.65]? > > > Destination filename [c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-25.SED.bin]? > > > ! > > > TFTP: error code 2 received - Access violation > > > > > > %Error writing tftp:// > > 169.254.180.65/c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-25.SED.bin > > > (Permission denied).. > > > > TFTP is of very limited use; it's normally used only to retrieve > > smallish boot files. > > > > I'm pretty sure atftpd does not allow files to be written at > > all. > > > > The standard tftpd defaults to the same behavior, but can be > > passed a -c flag to allow a file to be written. I wouldn't > > recommend it. > > > > Why are you trying to do this? Normally a client requests a file > > from the tftpd server; it doesn't push anything. > > > > I am trying to copy a Cisco IOS image from a switch so I can push it to > another switch. > > I tried testing atftpd with the atftp client as show below: > > tmb@debian-hp:~$ atftp > tftp> connect 127.0.0.1 > tftp> put atftp-test.txt > tftp: error received from server <Access violation> > tftp: aborting
Yeah, don't do that. Use the tftp client from your debian box to pull the image from the switch to the debian box -- in your home or other definitely writable location. Move the image to your tftpd's directory. Pull the image to the switch via the switch's tftp client. -dsr-
