| Event Id | 259 |
| Source | WDSTFTP |
| Description | The root folder for the Windows Deployment TFTP server is not configured. Error Information: %1 |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause : This event is logged when the root folder for Windows Deployment TFTP server is not configured. Resolution : Ensure that the permissions and registry settings are correct You use the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server for Windows Deployment Services to download the files that are needed to do a network boot using the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE). If the registry data is corrupt or the TFTP server does not have sufficient permissions, the TFTP server will not be able to download these files. To resolve this issue, do the following in the specified order: a)Ensure that the registry data is correct. b)Ensure that the registry permissions are correct. Note : To perform these procedures, you must either be a member of the local Administrators group or have been delegated the appropriate authority. Ensure that the registry data is correct Caution :Incorrectly editing the registry might severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data. To ensure that the registry data is not corrupt: 1)Open Registry Editor. (ClickStart, typeregedit in theStart Search box, and then press ENTER.) 2)Ensure that the WDSTFTP registry key exists at the following location:HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSTFTP. 3.If the WDSTFTP registry key is missing or corrupt, you will need to reinitialize the server. To do this, open theCommand Prompt window and then run the wdsutil /uninitialize-server command. Next runwdsutil /initialize-server /reminst: If the WDSTFTP registry key does not exist, use the procedure in the following section to ensure that the registry permissions are correct. Ensure that the registry permissions are correct To ensure that the TFTP server has the correct registry permissions and settings: 1.Open Registry Editor. 2.Right-click theHKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer node, and then clickPermissions. 3.Click SYSTEM, and then make sure that Full Control is selected. 4.Ensure that theRootFolder setting for the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSTFTP registry key exists and that it is set to the correct path. For the Deployment Server, this should be set to the RemoteInstall folder (by default, the RemoteInstall folder is located on drive C). For the Transport Server, this should be set to the folder that contains the files you want to download over TFTP. 5.Make sure that this folder exists. 6.Make sure that the SYSTEM account has the necessary permissions to read to this folder. To do this, right-click the folder name and then click Permissions. On the Security tab, click SYSTEM, and then make sure that Read is selected. 7.Restart the WDSServer service. Verify : To verify that the TFTP server is working correctly: 1.Open Event Viewer. (Click Start, type Event Viewer in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.) 2.In the left pane, expand Custom Views, expand Server Roles, and then click Windows Deployment Services. 3.Click the Date and Time column heading to sort the events based on the date and time. 4.Make sure that you received WDSTFTP event 256. 5.Make sure that you received this event after any other WDSTFTP errors. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 259 from Source WDSTFTP |
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