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How do I enable an existing TFTPd within 10.6.6 ?

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Do you need to run it with any special settings? By default, it runs chrooted in /private/tftpboot; if you want anything different in the setup, edit /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist as appropriate. Then, activate it with:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist
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    May need to sudo that.
    – Spiff
    Feb 25, 2011 at 6:30
  • @Spiff: D'oh! Fixed.
    – Gordon Davisson
    Feb 25, 2011 at 7:58
  • default's is fine.. my only problem is mbp:~ alexus$ sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist bind(): Address already in use com.apple.tftpd: Already loaded mbp:~ alexus$
    – alexus
    Feb 26, 2011 at 1:32
  • It sounds like it's already activated. Try sudo launchctl list com.apple.tftpd and see if it gives you a differently-formatted dum of the .plist (if it's loaded), or an error message (if it's not loaded). Also, try sudo lsof -i:tftp and see if it shows launchd listening on the tftp port (note that launchd will start tftp when it sees incoming traffic on the tftp port).
    – Gordon Davisson
    Feb 26, 2011 at 4:19

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