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#3695 dhcpd cannot be started on rh5 and sles10

2.8.2
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2014-04-25
2013-07-16
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For rh5 and sles10 xCAT MN that the line 'option domain-search "cluster.com";' is added to the dhcpd.conf which make the dhcpd failed to start.

The error message is as following:

For sles10

service dhcpd restart

Shutting down DHCP server done
Starting DHCP server Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.3
Copyright 2004-2005 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
/var/lib/dhcp///etc/dhcpd.conf line 42: unknown option dhcp.domain-search
option domain-search "cluster.com"
^
Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting

If you did not get this software from ftp.isc.org, please
get the latest from ftp.isc.org and install that before
requesting help.

If you did get this software from ftp.isc.org and have not
yet read the README, please read it before requesting help.
If you intend to request help from the dhcp-server@isc.org
mailing list, please read the section on the README about
submitting bug reports and requests for help.

Please do not under any circumstances send requests for
help directly to the authors of this software - please
send them to the appropriate mailing list as described in
the README file.

exiting.
failed

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For rh5
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.5-RedHat
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: All rights reserved.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 42: unknown option dhcp.domain-search
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: option domain-search "cluster.com"
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: ^
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd:
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: If you did not get this software from ftp.isc.org, please
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: get the latest from ftp.isc.org and install that before
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: requesting help.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd:
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: If you did get this software from ftp.isc.org and have not
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: yet read the README, please read it before requesting help.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: If you intend to request help from the dhcp-server@isc.org
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: mailing list, please read the section on the README about
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: submitting bug reports and requests for help.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd:
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: Please do not under any circumstances send requests for
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: help directly to the authors of this software - please
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: send them to the appropriate mailing list as described in
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: the README file.
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd:
Jul 16 08:11:42 c98m4l4vp000 dhcpd: exiting.

Discussion

  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2013-07-16
    • status: open --> pending
     
  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2013-07-16

    Added a check to makedhcp so that it won't add "domain-search" when running on Red Hat 5 or SLES 10.

    File: dhcp.pm
    2.8.2 - revision 16982
    2.9 - 16983

     
  • ting ting li

    ting ting li - 2013-07-17

    With the fix, there is a new issue occurs.
    dx360m4n08:/etc # lsxcatd -v
    Version 2.8.2 (svn r16988, built Wed Jul 17 07:18:30 EDT 2013)
    dx360m4n08:/etc # makedhcp -n
    ERROR/WARNING: communication with the xCAT server seems to have been ended prematurely
    dx360m4n08:/etc # time makedhcp -n
    ERROR/WARNING: communication with the xCAT server seems to have been ended prematurely

    real 0m0.649s
    user 0m0.116s
    sys 0m0.016s

     
  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2013-10-11
     
  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2013-10-11

    Is this still an issue?????

     
  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2014-01-09
    • status: pending --> closed
     
  • Norm Nott

    Norm Nott - 2014-01-09

    no response so I'm closing bug - reopen if needed