On my server Linux Redhat Enterprise 5.0 i want to configure dhcp server but when i check the dhcp status the dhcpd was stopped and i try to invoked or to start it failed. Even when open the graphical mode service configuration, check the box and click start the output error message is dhcp failed. the error: Starting dhcpd:Failed. How would i start the dhcpd service to run
the output of the /var/log/messages Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.5-RedHat Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: All rights reserved. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: ** You must add a global ddns-update-style statement to /etc/dhcpd.conf. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: To get the same behaviour as in 3.0b2pl11 and previous Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: versions, add a line that says "ddns-update-style ad-hoc;" Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Please read the dhcpd.conf manual page for more information. ** Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: If you did not get this software from ftp.isc.org, please Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: get the latest from ftp.isc.org and install that before Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: requesting help. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: If you did get this software from ftp.isc.org and have not Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: yet read the README, please read it before requesting help. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: If you intend to request help from the [email protected] Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: mailing list, please read the section on the README about Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: submitting bug reports and requests for help. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Please do not under any circumstances send requests for Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: help directly to the authors of this software - please Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: send them to the appropriate mailing list as described in Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: the README file. Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: Jul 9 10:49:58 Graphics-Server dhcpd: exiting. [root@Graphics-Server ~]# and the output of the dhcp.conf # Graphics Department subnet 10.2.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { ddns-update-style ad-hoc; ddns-updates on; option broadcast-address 10.2.10.255; range 10.2.10.10 10.2.10.254; }
