Index: atftp-0.7.5/atftpd.8 =================================================================== --- atftp-0.7.5.orig/atftpd.8 +++ atftp-0.7.5/atftpd.8 @@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ acknowledging the 'multicast' request by .TP .B \-\-logfile -Log to a specific file instead of only syslog. 'nobody' (or any user +Log to a specific file instead of only syslog. 'tftp' (or any user used to run the server) must have permissions on the given file. Assuming the file is /var/log/atftpd.log, simply run: "touch -/var/log/atftpd.log" and then "chown nobody.nogroup +/var/log/atftpd.log" and then "chown tftp.tftp /var/log/atftpd.log". When the server is run in daemon mode, /dev/stdout or /dev/stderr can be used. Specifying a single dash as the filename will send logs to stdout (file descriptor 1). @@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ specialized usage. .TP .B \-\-user -By default, the server change identity to the user nobody and group -nogroup. Specify an alternate user.group with this option. +By default, the server change identity to the user tftp and group +tftp. Specify an alternate user.group with this option. .TP .B \-\-group @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Show summary of options. This is the root directory used by the TFTP server. All requested files from a TFTP client must reside in this directory. If not specified, the directory defaults to /tftpboot. Since -atftpd run as the nobody user, the permission of the directory +atftpd run as the tftp user, the permission of the directory must be set properly to allow file reading and writing. .SH STATS