On Sun October 9 2005 7:00 am, Jean-Louis Leroy wrote: > I'm trying to install a DHCP server on a computer with FC4 installed > from scratch. > > When I start the DHCP server with `service dhcpd start` or > `/etc/init.d/dhcpd start` it fails and I get either "Can't open lease > database /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases: Permission denied" or "Can't bind > to dhcp address: Permission denied" in /var/log/messages. > > I tried investigating with lsof and netstat, without sucess; then I > ran `dhcpd -f -d eth0` and that seems to work. At least the server > starts without complaining (and says it succeeded to start in the > syslog). > > Now for the surprise: next I tried `sh -x /etc/init.d/dhcpd start` and > that starts the server successfully! And so does `sh /etc/init.d/dhcpd > start`. > > What's going on? > > The dhcpd is the one that comes on the FC4 DVD. While googling around > I saw mentions of problems with SELinux, so before someone asks yes > it's enabled on my system (although I still have to learn what good I > can draw from it ;-)). If memory serves, selinux disabled dhcpd in the release version. Subsequent patches fixed the issue - are you patched up to date. If it's a fresh install, try disabling selinux - if that works, you probably can fix the issue by getting all the latest updates. -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
