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5172 tftpd service is not registered by default and its manual is giving misleading directions

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-.TH IN.TFTPD 1M "Nov 5, 2008"
+.TH IN.TFTPD 1M "Jun 17, 2015"
 .SH NAME
 in.tftpd, tftpd \- Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .nf
 \fBin.tftpd\fR [\fB-d\fR] [\fB-T\fR \fIrexmtval\fR] [\fB-s\fR] [\fIhomedir\fR]
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBtftpd\fR is a server that supports the Internet Trivial File Transfer
 Protocol (TFTP).
 .sp
 .LP

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 .LP
 \fBin.tftpd\fR runs with the user \fBID\fR and group \fBID\fR set to
 \fB[GU]ID_NOBODY\fR under the assumption that no files exist with that owner or
 group. However, nothing checks this assumption or enforces this restriction.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB-d\fR\fR
 .ad
 .RS 15n

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 the maximum session timeout in that the latter is set to five times the
 retransmission timeout value.
 .RE
 
 .SH USAGE
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBin.tftpd\fR server is IPv6-enabled. See \fBip6\fR(7P).
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBin.tftpd\fR supports transfers of greater than 32 MB, per RFC 2348.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBsvcs\fR(1), \fBtftp\fR(1), \fBinetadm\fR(1M), \fBinetd\fR(1M),
 \fBsvcadm\fR(1M), \fBnetconfig\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBsmf\fR(5),
 \fBip6\fR(7P)
-.sp
 .LP
 Malkin, G. and Harkin, A. \fIRFC 2347, TFTP Option Extension\fR. The Internet
 Society. May 1998
 .sp
 .LP

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 .sp
 .LP
 Sollins, K.R. \fIRFC 1350, The TFTP Protocol (Revision 2)\fR. Network Working
 Group. July 1992.
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBtftpd\fR server only acknowledges the transfer size option that is sent
 with a \fBread\fR request when the octet transfer mode is specified.
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBin.tftpd.1m\fR service is managed by the service management facility,
 \fBsmf\fR(5), under the service identifier:
 .sp
 .in +2

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 requesting restart, can be performed using \fBsvcadm\fR(1M). Responsibility for
 initiating and restarting this service is delegated to \fBinetd\fR(1M). Use
 \fBinetadm\fR(1M) to make configuration changes and to view configuration
 information for this service. The service's status can be queried using the
 \fBsvcs\fR(1) command.
-.sp
-.LP
-Unlike most \fBsmf\fR(5) services, a manifest for the \fBtftp\fR service is not
-included in the system. To create one and enable this service, the
-administrator should:
-.RS +4
-.TP
-1.
-Edit \fB/etc/inet/inetd.conf\fR and uncomment the \fBtftp\fR entry.
-.RE
-.RS +4
-.TP
-2.
-Run \fB/usr/sbin/inetconv\fR.
-.RE
-.sp
-.LP
-After you run \fBinetconv\fR, the \fBsvc:/network/tftp/udp6:default\fR service
-is created and enabled.