TFTP issues, but fixable...?
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Hey guys,
I have a normal FOG build on a Ubuntu 12.04. It works AMAZING… until I reboot the Ubuntu box. I then get a TFTP Timeout… This is easily fixable by reinstalling FOG over itself. But I would like to fix the underlying problem.
Possible fixes?
- Permission issue in TFTP dirs?
- I uninstalled Acronis PXE and TFTP servers from my 2003 box. Rebooted it, but is there something lingering?
- FOG just doesn’t work well with Ubuntu 12.04 LTR? (I have performed 0 (ZERO) updates)
Any ideas would be wonderful,
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[quote=“Robert Erbes, post: 3495, member: 827”]Hey guys,
I have a normal FOG build on a Ubuntu 12.04. It works AMAZING… until I reboot the Ubuntu box. I then get a TFTP Timeout… This is easily fixable by reinstalling FOG over itself. But I would like to fix the underlying problem.
[/quote]I can confirm this. I have the same issue on 12.04. I assume something is not being added to a startup script. I’ve been reinstalling my server daily, so I had forgotten all about this issue. I’ll see if I can nail it down though. If someone knows the solutions, please share.
–astrouga
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Type this in a terminal window:
[code]
sudo stop tftpd-hpa
sudo start tftpd-hpa
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Then try. Did it work?Worked for me.
–astrouga
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astrouga,
Thanks SO much for looking into this. I really had to get a server going, so I reloaded with 10.04. I’ll try this next time I load a 12 box.
Thanks again!
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astrouga,
Thank You this fixed the problem
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[quote=“Ivan, post: 3889, member: 1277”]astrouga,
Thank You this fixed the problem[/quote]
Glad to help!
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Did you try this and it didn’t work? That happened me too! But then I realised I am an imbecile and was typing: tftp-hpa instead of tftp[B]d[/B]-hpa!
So 12 hours later, I re-read this, typed it properly and I am back in action again! OMG what a wasted 12 hours of my life that was… ugh
I tried everything, even casting a spell on the machine 
Thanks so much astrouga - I was ready to throw in the towel
This would be really helpful in the wiki. -
Where would you recommend it go in the wiki? Honestly, these days I come to the forums for assistance and never use the wiki.
-astrouga
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BTW, the solution ullawolf1 suggested works really well:
"So tftpd-hpa starts “to early”. You can fix this by editing the /etc/rc.local and add the line
[CODE]/bin/sleep 30 && /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart[/CODE]
to restart the daemon after 30 seconds."
The thread is here:
[U][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0060e0][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0060e0][url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/tftp-stops-on-reboot-after-install.488/#post-5353[/url][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][SIZE=2]astrouga[/SIZE]
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When things calm down a bit at work I’ll update the wiki some more. I’m midstream of updating the Ubuntu install articles and adding info for more versions.
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[quote=“astrouga, post: 8526, member: 907”]BTW, the solution ullawolf1 suggested works really well:
"So tftpd-hpa starts “to early”. You can fix this by editing the /etc/rc.local and add the line
[CODE]/bin/sleep 30 && /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart[/CODE]
to restart the daemon after 30 seconds."
The thread is here:
[U][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0060e0][url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/tftp-stops-on-reboot-after-install.488/#post-5353[/url][/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][SIZE=2]astrouga[/SIZE][/quote]
Sweet - added that now so I don’t need to remember. I get so deep into these things, then months later I totally forget what I did in the first place
I had to come back here again to check! -
This happens to us frequently. Create a launcher and set it to automatically run on after boot. Also, turning off the GUI seemed to help oddly.
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[quote=“astrouga, post: 8526, member: 907”]BTW, the solution ullawolf1 suggested works really well:
"So tftpd-hpa starts “to early”. You can fix this by editing the /etc/rc.local and add the line
[CODE]/bin/sleep 30 && /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart[/CODE]
to restart the daemon after 30 seconds."
The thread is here:
[U][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0060e0][url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/tftp-stops-on-reboot-after-install.488/#post-5353[/url][/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][SIZE=2]astrouga[/SIZE][/quote]
Perfect Solution!!! worked great for me also!!
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Has anyone in this thread found this issue with 0.33b? Maybe I can append/sed the command into the installation so nobody has to worry about this!
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This is not really a FOG issue, it’s an Ubuntu 12.04 issue in how they start the daemons before the interface has an IP bound to it.
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Brilliant!! I was facing restoring my aging Ubuntu 10.04 image. Thanks astrouga!:)
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Glad it was helpful.
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Funny to read this now. This is the reason I switched from using a Ubuntu server install to a plain Debian install. Overall I’ve still been happier with Debian, but good to know this was nothing I broke.
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I think the Linux community is abandoning UpStart altogether and instead going to use Systemd. I know Ubuntu had hesitation, believing Upstart was a better system, but this problem goes to show you it had its flaws
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[quote=“astrouga, post: 8526, member: 907”]BTW, the solution ullawolf1 suggested works really well:
"So tftpd-hpa starts “to early”. You can fix this by editing the /etc/rc.local and add the line
[CODE]/bin/sleep 30 && /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart[/CODE]
to restart the daemon after 30 seconds."
The thread is here:
[U][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0060e0][url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/tftp-stops-on-reboot-after-install.488/#post-5353[/url][/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][SIZE=2]astrouga[/SIZE][/quote]
Just wanted to add that I needed this fix on clean install of Debian 7.5 and fog 1.1.0 to get the TFTP server talking to my clients.
