Hi Michael, Do you have SELinux running? I've just checked and I get a similar permissions error if I reactivate SELinux on my Centos 6 server.
On Tue Dec 02 2014 at 14:07:45 Michael D'Cruze < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone > > > I'm following the NFS setup guide, and have come across a problem with > the /srv/roach_boot/boot directory permissions. I restart the dnsmasq > service and receive the following error: > > > Starting dnsmasq: > dnsmasq: TFTP directory /srv/roach_boot/boot inaccessible: Permission > denied > [FAILED] > > > The output of ls -l from /srv/roach_boot is > > > [root@roach-workstation roach_boot]# ls -l > total 8 > drwxrwxrwx. 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 16:31 boot > drwxrwxrwx. 23 root root 4096 Feb 2 2009 etch > > > and from within /boot is > > > [root@roach-workstation boot]# ls -l > total 1360 > -rwxrwxrwx. 1 michael michael 1390149 Dec 1 15:35 > uImage-20110812-mmcomitfix > > > The output of ls --context from within /boot is > > > [root@roach-workstation boot]# ls --context > -rwxrwxrwx. michael michael unconfined_u:object_r:tftpdir_t:s0 > uImage-20110812-mmcomitfix > > > All of these permissions and contexts look correct according to the > guide....so I'm at a bit of a loss. Has anyone seen this problem before, > given all of the above conditions? > > > Does the /boot directory have to have the same context as the uImage > file within it? > > > Suggestions or guidance greatly appreciated. > > > Michael >

