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Emulab FAQ: Testbed Operations: What is the purpose of "/tftpboot/proj" ?

Emulab FAQ: Testbed Operations: What is the purpose of "/tftpboot/proj" ?

> > The problem is that /tftpboot/proj does not exist.  mkproj is indeed
> > setuid.
>
> Who removed it? Seriously, that directory has been around for years, or in
> your case since you brought your emulab up.
>
> In any event, it is a symlink to /usr/testbed/tftpboot ...
>
> Note to tbops; I do not think we use this anymore, so I will delete it
> unless someone objects.

I believe it is there for OSKit or other netboot'ed kernels. Really, for any place where a Mere User needs to TFTP boot something. I am hesitant to remove it.