problem starting dhcpd

[Trond Endrestøl]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:06+0100, Christoph P.U. Kukulies wrote:

> /usr/local/etc/rc.d # ./isc-dhcpd start
> chown: dhcpd: illegal user name
> ./isc-dhcpd: WARNING: unable to change permissions of /var/run/dhcpd
> ./isc-dhcpd: WARNING: safe_run: chown dhcpd:dhcpd /var/db/dhcpd
> ./isc-dhcpd: WARNING: unable to change permissions of /var/db/dhcpd
> chown: dhcpd: illegal user name
> ./isc-dhcpd: WARNING: unable to change permissions of
> /var/db/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases
> Starting dhcpd.
> ./isc-dhcpd: WARNING: failed to start dhcpd
> 
> 
> 
> /etc/passwd:
> 
> dhcpd:*:136:136::0:0:ISC DHCP daemon:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin

Does /etc/master.passwd contain the dhcpd user? Are the hash tables, 
/etc/pwd.db and /etc/spwd.db up to date?

Here's one way of ensuring this using csh syntax, the default shell 
for the root user:

  setenv EDITOR ee # choose the ee editor over the vi editor

  vipw

Make a small change, say entering a space on the first line, then 
remove said space, save the file using esc, enter, enter in rapid 
succession.

> /etc/group:
> 
> dhcpd:*:136:

The group file seems correct, and it doesn't have a hash table 
counterpart unlike the /etc/{master.,}passwd files.

Next, try running the chown command manually, e.g.:

chown dhcpd:dhcpd /var/db/dhcpd /var/run/dhcpd

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