dhcpd server failed

[Mark Sargent]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> **Hi All,
>
> I installed dhcpd via yum. Then configured via webmin. Got the 
> following error when starting dhcpd. I got it even after adding the 
> line it suggested, to /etc/dhcpd.conf as below,
>
> # tanashihome
> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> ddns-updates on;
> range 192.168.1.3 192.168.1.10;
> ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
> }
>
> dhcpd failed. The error was: Starting dhcpd: Internet Systems 
> Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.1
> Copyright 2004 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit »www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ 
> <http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/>
>
> ** You must add a ddns-update-style statement to /etc/dhcpd.conf.
> To get the same behaviour as in 3.0b2pl11 and previous
> versions, add a line that says "ddns-update-style ad-hoc;"
> Please read the dhcpd.conf manual page for more information. **
>
> 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 at 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]
>
> Have I missed something fundamental.? Bet I have. Cheers.
>
> Mark Sargent.
>
Hi All,

problem solved. Just moved the required line outside the } and it 
worked. Cheers.

P.S. It's good when you work it out yaself.

Mark Sargent.