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Date:      Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:56:03 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Ravi Shankar <ksravi76@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, nvangogh <nvangoghs@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: TFTPing file from server with Softlink
Message-ID:  <A6C8CC89-5829-495D-B408-DC0C59C26427@bsdimp.com>
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On Jul 26, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Ravi Shankar wrote:

>=20
> Hi,
>  I am trying to TFTP a file from the server running FreeBSD 6.2 based =
OS where the file is a symbolic link to a a file in another partition.
> The TFTP server is failing saying no SUCH FILE ( Validate_access =
fails), but when I copy the file locally, the server responds and file =
is FTPd.
> Can you some one help me what should I change to get the file working =
thru soft or symbolic links ( even symbolic link within same partition =
does not work !!)
> Any chroot permission I need to change?

If you really are chrooted, then you can't have a symbolic link to =
another partition since that's not part of the chroot...

Warner





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