Mac OS X Server 10.4 disables NetBoot and DHCP during upgrade

  • Last Modified: September 09, 2008
  • Article: HT3114
  • Old Article: 301494

Summary

When you upgrade from Mac OS X Server 10.3 to 10.4, the configuration files used by NetBoot and DHCP services will not be configured correctly. As a result, the services will be disabled.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.4

To re-enable the services, follow these steps:

  1. Execute the following commands in Terminal. You will be prompted for your administrator password.

    cd /etc
    sudo cp -R xinetd.d ~/Desktop
    cd xinetd.d
    sudo rm *
  2. Open the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist in your preferred text editor; for example, type this to open the file in pico:

    sudo pico /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist
     
  3. Locate the following key and array:

            <key>ProgramArguments</key>
            <array>
                    <string>/usr/libexec/tftpd</string>
                    <string>-s</string>
  4. In the second string shown above, change the -s value to -i.
  5. Save the file and exit the text editor (in pico: press Control-O, Return, then Control-X).
  6. Restart the server.
  7. Keep the copy of the xinetd.d folder that you made on your desktop for backup purposes.
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