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authorhpa <hpa>2001-11-19 21:29:08 +0000
committerhpa <hpa>2001-11-19 21:29:08 +0000
commit431b2d701576722f3ac2a8280d418c8283ebf433 (patch)
tree43c62d84af175529035973adf5b20d6431ebd0a0
parent1f9c54ba2f02cc75c99ce28770d2aaf6695921c4 (diff)
downloadtftp-hpa-431b2d701576722f3ac2a8280d418c8283ebf433.tar.gz
Notes on the interaction between -c, -p and -U
-rw-r--r--tftpd/tftpd.8.in11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tftpd/tftpd.8.in b/tftpd/tftpd.8.in
index d03c148..1b2538c 100644
--- a/tftpd/tftpd.8.in
+++ b/tftpd/tftpd.8.in
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ on all local addresses.
Allow new files to be created. By default,
.B tftpd
will only allow upload of files that already exist. Files are created
-with default permissions allowing anyone to read or write them.
+with default permissions allowing anyone to read or write them, unless
+the
+.B \-p
+or
+.B \-U
+options are specified.
.TP
.B \-s
Change root directory on startup. This means the remote host does not
@@ -99,9 +104,9 @@ username.
.TP
\fB\-U\fP \fIumask\fP
Sets the \fIumask\fP for newly created files to the specified value.
-The default is zero if the
+The default is zero (anyone can read or write) if the
.B \-p
-option is not specified, or unchanged if
+option is not specified, or inherited from the invoking process if
.B \-p
is specified.
.TP