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Re: TFTP Error?
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Mark Bixby <[log in to unmask]>
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Mark Bixby <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:53:23 -0700
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Jim Phillips wrote:
>
> On my test box, the one running Samba, I keep getting the following error
> message on the console:
>
> hh:mm/#Jn/pin/getpwnam:  USER.TFTP: No such user
>
> What is this trying to tell me?  Obviously, there is no such user because
> there is no such account (I looked).  But from where are these messages
> coming?

I'm guessing that the tftp service is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf, but you've
never created the associated USER.TFTP user.  So inetd is unable to spawn a
tftpd process in response to receiving a tftp connection attempt.

Things that would be trying to tftp to your e3000 are likely either JetDirect
interfaces or hackers.  You might want to determine which.  ;-)
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