Re: dhcpd.conf include statement fails: No such file or directory

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 16:03:06 +0100, Mark Dammer wrote:

> I have configured my dhcpd.conf to include another file that contains
> the host entries for individual configurations:
>
> include "/etc/dhcpd.hosts";
>
> Although the file is there, filename and permissions are set right, I
> get this message:
> Can't open /etc/dhcpd.hosts: No such file or directory
> I tried it with different filenames, just "dhcpd.hosts" - always the
> same. I am running ISC dhcpd 3.0.1rc9 on SuSE linux 8.1
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thanks, Mark

Is it running the paranoia patch to allow it to run in a chroot gaol? If
so then it would be looking for a etc directory under the chrooted
directory, not the / directory. If it's not that then I can't see any
other reason why it shouldn't find it.

gareth Ansell

Gareth Ansell wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 16:03:06 +0100, Mark Dammer wrote:
>
>
>>I have configured my dhcpd.conf to include another file that contains
>>the host entries for individual configurations:
>>
>>include "/etc/dhcpd.hosts";
>>
>>Although the file is there, filename and permissions are set right, I
>>get this message:
>>Can't open /etc/dhcpd.hosts: No such file or directory
>>I tried it with different filenames, just "dhcpd.hosts" - always the
>>same. I am running ISC dhcpd 3.0.1rc9 on SuSE linux 8.1
>>
>>Any ideas ?
>>
>>Thanks, Mark
>
>
> Is it running the paranoia patch to allow it to run in a chroot gaol? If
> so then it would be looking for a etc directory under the chrooted
> directory, not the / directory. If it's not that then I can't see any
> other reason why it shouldn't find it.
>
> gareth Ansell

You've got me! Thanks for your help Gareth. Everything on go now!
Mark