http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1156963 Bug ID: 1156963 Summary: dhcpd fails to start without a previous change to its configuration or version Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.1 Hardware: x86-64 OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Network Assignee: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com Reporter: jimoe@sohnen-moe.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created attachment 824319 --> http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/attachment.cgi?id=824319&action=edit The complete original dhcpd.conf See also: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/538232-Now-DHCP-has-decided-to-qu... For no apparent reason dhcpd (v4) has decided to not work. The only significant change made to the network is the addition of IPv6 addresses to the hosts, the activation of a IPv6 DHCP in a different host which included a RA. ----[ manual start ]---- $ systemctl start dhcpd.service Job for dhcpd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status dhcpd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. ----[ end ]---- Journal: ----[ System journal entry ]---- 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 dhcpd[29103]: Starting ISC DHCPv4 Server 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 dhcpd[29103]: please see /var/log/rc.dhcpd.log for details ..failed 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 systemd[1]: dhcpd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 systemd[1]: Failed to start ISC DHCPv4 Server. 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 systemd[1]: dhcpd.service: Unit entered failed state. 2019-11-16T21:27:57-0700 sma-server3 systemd[1]: dhcpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. ----[ end ]---- ----[ rc.dhcpd.log ]---- Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf Database file: /db/dhcpd.leases PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file. Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file. Wrote 39 leases to leases file. No subnet declaration for eth0 (no IPv4 addresses). ** Ignoring requests on eth0. If this is not what you want, please write a subnet declaration in your dhcpd.conf file for the network segment to which interface eth0 is attached. ** Not configured to listen on any interfaces! ----[ end ]---- dhcp subnet that is supposedly "undeclared". There has been no problem with this for years. ----[ dhcpd.conf subnet excerpt ]---- subnet 192.168.69.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { option time-servers time.sma.com; option domain-name "sma.com"; authoritative; ddns-updates on; range dynamic-bootp 192.168.69.200 192.168.69.239; default-lease-time 14400; max-lease-time 172800; zone sma.com. { primary 192.168.69.246; key smacom; } zone 69.168.192.rev. { primary 192.168.69.246; key smacom; } } ----[ end ]---- I have tried running DHCPD on a different opensuse host. It failed in exactly the same way. I reduced the conf to a minimum set. It failed in exactly the same way. ----[ dhcpd.conf stripped version, complete ]---- option domain-name "sma.com"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.69.246; option routers 192.168.69.1; default-lease-time 14400; ddns-update-style none; subnet 192.168.69.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.69.200 192.168.69.240; default-lease-time 14400; max-lease-time 172800; } ----[ end ]---- -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.