tftp service restart fails

[David Featherstone]

$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftp-hpa restart # stops, but does not start the service

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.04
Release: 7.04

As evidenced by the following terminal session, a restart of the tftpd-hpa service does not [ever?] work. My investigation lead me to conclude that the script's call to d_stop never returns; the script simply exits.

I fixed the problem on my platform [virtualized Ubuntu 7.04] by placing the call to d_stop in a sub-shell:

$ cat -n /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa
o o o
   71 restart|force-reload)
   72 #
   73 # If the "reload" option is implemented, move the "force-reload"
   74 # option to the "reload" entry above. If not, "force-reload" is
   75 # just the same as "restart".
   76 #
   77 echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
   78 # d_stop # broken - exits script prematurely
   79 ( d_stop ) # fixed - returns to call d_start
   80 sleep 1
   81 d_start
   82 echo "."
   83 ;;
o o o

... Dave

$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart
Password:
Restarting HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd~/omnitrol/latest/rx/mgmtserver $
$ ps -aef | grep tft
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3015 28822 0 10:55 pts/1 00:00:00 grep tft
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3055 28822 0 10:56 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa stop
Stopping HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd~/omnitrol/latest/rx/mgmtserver $
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3127 28822 0 10:57 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa start
Starting HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd.
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
root 3140 1 0 10:57 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -a 192.168.112.101:8069 -c -l -u root -p -B 1024 -s /usr/local
feathers 3147 28822 0 10:57 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[David Featherstone (feathers)]

The symptom/bug remains reproducible in 8.10.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of Daniel T Chen
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:30 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 206610] Re: tftp service restart fails

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

** Changed in: tftp-hpa (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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tftp service restart fails
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Status in “tftp-hpa” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftp-hpa restart # stops, but does not start the service

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.04
Release: 7.04

As evidenced by the following terminal session, a restart of the tftpd-hpa service does not [ever?] work. My investigation lead me to conclude that the script's call to d_stop never returns; the script simply exits.

I fixed the problem on my platform [virtualized Ubuntu 7.04] by placing the call to d_stop in a sub-shell:

$ cat -n /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa
o o o
   71 restart|force-reload)
   72 #
   73 # If the "reload" option is implemented, move the "force-reload"
   74 # option to the "reload" entry above. If not, "force-reload" is
   75 # just the same as "restart".
   76 #
   77 echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
   78 # d_stop # broken - exits script prematurely
   79 ( d_stop ) # fixed - returns to call d_start
   80 sleep 1
   81 d_start
   82 echo "."
   83 ;;
o o o

... Dave

$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart
Password:
Restarting HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd~/omnitrol/latest/rx/mgmtserver $
$ ps -aef | grep tft
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3015 28822 0 10:55 pts/1 00:00:00 grep tft
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3055 28822 0 10:56 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa stop
Stopping HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd~/omnitrol/latest/rx/mgmtserver $
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
feathers 3127 28822 0 10:57 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa start
Starting HPA's tftpd: in.tftpd.
$ ps -aef | grep ftp
root 2846 27782 0 10:53 pts/0 00:00:00 tftp
root 3140 1 0 10:57 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -a 192.168.112.101:8069 -c -l -u root -p -B 1024 -s /usr/local
feathers 3147 28822 0 10:57 pts/1 00:00:00 grep ftp

[Hardik Dalwadi (hardik-dalwadi)]

I am not able to reproduce same issue on 9.04. We can close this bug.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Closing

[Gursel MUTLU (g-mutlu)]

Last week, tftpd was working but today it doesn't start. I had an automatic kernel update. This may be the reason.
I get response code 71:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart
Restarting HPA's tftpd: in.tftpdxxx@xxx:/var/lib/tftpboot$ echo $?
71