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use systemctl rather than service (for restart)
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=== Requires ===
 
=== Requires ===
*smeserver >= 7.0
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*smeserver >= 10.0
*tftp-server >= 0.39
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*tftp-server >= 0.49
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For a lot of linux distros you will need nfs support
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https://wiki.koozali.org/NFS
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You will a /etc/exports line similar to this:
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/tftpboot/ *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/exports/
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echo "/tftpboot/ *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)" > /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/exports/30tftp
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expand-template /etc/exports
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</syntaxhighlight>
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/tftpboot/images/ubunturescue_1104/ *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)
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if you have installed smeserver-nfs
    
=== Installation ===
 
=== Installation ===
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  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs --enablerepo=base install smeserver-tftp-server
 
  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs --enablerepo=base install smeserver-tftp-server
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Officially you should then need to apply the database changes etc. Whilst this is not required to be able to run the tftp server straight away, it will be required at some stage, and the server manager will remind you to, until you do.
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The tftp status can be controlled via the Thin Clients server-manager panel if you have installed my [[Thinclient|smeserver-thinclient]] contrib.
 
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signal-event post-upgrade
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signal-event reboot
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The tftpd status is controlled via the Thin Clients server-manager panel if you have installed my [[Thinclient|smeserver-thinclient]] contrib.
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If you haven't, you'll need to enable the tftp server
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If you haven't, you'll need to enable the tftp server manually from the shell (logged in as root)
  config setprop tftpd status enabled
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  config setprop tftp status enabled
  signal-event tftpd-conf
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  signal-event smeserver-tftp-server-update
    
If for any reason the tftp server isn't running, try:
 
If for any reason the tftp server isn't running, try:
  service tftpd restart
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  systemctl restart tftp
    
=== Defaults ===
 
=== Defaults ===
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These settings can be set/changed via
 
These settings can be set/changed via
  config setprop tftpd <prop> <value>
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  config setprop tftp <prop> <value>
  signal-event tftpd-conf
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  signal-event smeserver-tftp-server-update
    
<nowiki>*1</nowiki> blksize does not have a default entry  in the configuration database. It can be added as above or removed via  
 
<nowiki>*1</nowiki> blksize does not have a default entry  in the configuration database. It can be added as above or removed via  
    
see Bug 10646 for updated tftp contrib with addition of default setting
 
see Bug 10646 for updated tftp contrib with addition of default setting
  config delprop tftpd blksize
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  config delprop tftp blksize
  signal-event tftpd-conf
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  signal-event smeserver-tftp-server-update
    
<nowiki>*2</nowiki> refuse does not have a default entry in the configuration database. It can be added as above or removed via
 
<nowiki>*2</nowiki> refuse does not have a default entry in the configuration database. It can be added as above or removed via
  config delprop tftpd refuse
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  config delprop tftp refuse
  signal-event tftpd-conf
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  signal-event smeserver-tftp-server-update
    
===Setup PXE Booting===
 
===Setup PXE Booting===
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Finally, create the directory "/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg". The configuration file (equivalent of syslinux.cfg -- see the SYSLINUX FAQ for the options here) will live in this directory.  
 
Finally, create the directory "/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg". The configuration file (equivalent of syslinux.cfg -- see the SYSLINUX FAQ for the options here) will live in this directory.  
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The actual linux image needs to be extracted here:
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The actual linux image and any associated files need to be extracted from a source distribution ISO here:
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/tftpboot/images/{name_of_distro}
 
/tftpboot/images/{name_of_distro}
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====Menus====
 
====Menus====
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  append initrd=initrd.img boot=live config components union=overlay username=user noswap noeject ip= vga=788 fetch=http://192.168.10.1/computer/filesystem.squashfs
 
  append initrd=initrd.img boot=live config components union=overlay username=user noswap noeject ip= vga=788 fetch=http://192.168.10.1/computer/filesystem.squashfs
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
      
===Voip Phones===
 
===Voip Phones===
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Most Voip phone scan read a config file based on their MAC address to configure themselves during boot.
 
Most Voip phone scan read a config file based on their MAC address to configure themselves during boot.
This can takea while to set up but is a massive time saver.
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This can take a while to set up but is a massive time saver.
    
===Related Contribs===
 
===Related Contribs===
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https://wiki.koozali.org/Thinclient
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[[Thinclient|smeserver-thinclient]]
 
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This can aid with basic tftpd setup.
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There is also a distro called [https://sourceforge.net/projects/thinstation/ Thinstation] This PXE it's own Linux distro that can be used a thin client.
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This can aid with basic tftp setup.
    
=== Uninstall ===
 
=== Uninstall ===
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If you want to fully clean up, by removing the entries from the configuration database
 
If you want to fully clean up, by removing the entries from the configuration database
  config delete tftpd
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  config delete tftp
    
=== Source ===
 
=== Source ===
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