On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:02:48 +0200 w_schmidt@...181... (WD) wrote:
WD> Link to same directory -> boot not possible, copy of the var directory to WD> /tftp.../nova/var-> remote system boots.
Most TFTP servers use a specific "secure" directory and the sub-directories underneath it. They don't support symlinks to something outside that directory that would allow someone with write access to read or write any file they can create a symlink to.
- Udo