Clear up some questions on tftp and tftp-server on RHEL 8

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Using RHEL 8.1, and wouldn't think this would be this complicated.

Setting up pxe environment for RHEL 8 Kickstart and we need tftp.

  1. What packages do I need to install? tftp and tftp-server, correct?

  2. If I need tftp-server, why don't I see a .service file for tftp-server? Example: tftp-server.service. This doesn't exist.

  3. The only tfp that I see is tfpt.socket, not a tftp.service file. But I can start tfpt with the following command: systemctl start tftp Not understanding why?

Also I had to create a soft link from /etc/systemd/system/tftp.service > /usr/lib/systemd/system/tftp.service. Is this normal?

thanks

CM

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