Bug#485559: Re: consistent tftpboot directory location [RFC]

2008-06-12 Thread Franklin PIAT
Here's an updated text, based on feedback on debian-policy comments : Steve Langasek pointed out[1] that the location /srv/tftp could be used, but no package should provide any file in it. I consider this would defeat the purpose of having a standard location (pxelinux.0 and elilo.efi couldn't be

Re: consistent tftpboot directory location [RFC]

2008-06-09 Thread Franklin PIAT
On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 16:38 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Franklin PIAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > And it should : > > * Define /srv/tftp as the default tftp root directory. > BTW, you should probably open a bug against debian-policy for this so that

Bug#485559: Re: consistent tftpboot directory location [RFC]

2008-06-09 Thread Franklin PIAT
pd-hpa, but it should be simple to adapt for other daemons). Franklin Piat [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2005/03/msg00046.html [2] http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/di-netboot-assistant/ tftp-get-root-location Description: application/shellscript

Re: Re: consistent tftpboot directory location [RFC]

2008-06-09 Thread Franklin PIAT
Note : The tftp-server is not expected to follow/serve symbolic links (due to chroot). --- END --- I have also attached a typical "tftp-get-root-location" script (for tftpd-hpa, but it should be simple to adapt for other daemons). Franklin Piat P.S. Please, CC me, I&#

Re: Re: consistent tftpboot directory location

2008-06-08 Thread Franklin PIAT
On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 15:35 +0200, Franklin PIAT wrote: > As I were writing an email about the consistency of tftpboot directory, > I fount a previous debian-policy thread [1] where it seemed that a > consensus were already met. Ouch.. I sent my draft by mistake... please ignore it. I&

Re: Re: consistent tftpboot directory location

2008-06-08 Thread Franklin PIAT
Hello, As I were writing an email about the consistency of tftpboot directory, I fount a previous debian-policy thread [1] where it seemed that a consensus were already met. (If you wonder why I'm interested with this, see [2]) I've worked on the following policy snippet. Your comments are welco