the following allows tftp from 1.2.3.4 tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/libexec/tftpd tftpd -l /foo -u luser /foo/1.2.3.4 but the following did not tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/libexec/tftpd tftpd -lC /foo -u luser -s /foo /foo/1.2.3.4 giving errors of the form Apr 3 00:25:04 xx tftpd[81979]: chroot: /foo/1.2.3.4: Operation not permitted any clues? randy