RE: Installing DHCPD in rh6.0

["KRASZEWSKI, Marcin" <mkraszewsk shl com>]

Hi ElW,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux linux [mailto:elw_linux hotmail com]
> Sent: 2 July, 1999 7:21 
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Installing DHCPD in rh6.0
> 
> 
> Hm, I've just done a custom (as opposed to server & workstation) 
> installation of RH 6.0 which means I get only those packages that are 
> needed. After uninstalling and installing *only* the needed packages I 
> wanted i finally put in the dhcpd.. rpm to make my box deliver ip's for my

> net. The daemon was also added to the boot-prosess.

I would suggest you update your dhcpd to the most recent version (2.0 final
release). The patchlevel6, which comes with RHL6, is a bit out of date. You
can find the rpm at ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/i386/RedHat/RPMS/.

> Hm, It seems I am not able to fire up my dhcpd. My problem is that I do
not 
> have the dhcpd.conf file in my /etc directory which the d is looking for.
> Isn't this supposed to be installed too when i do a rpm -i dhcpd..rpm? Am
I 
> supposed to make that file from the start?

***8<----------

Yes, you are ~:^) Imagine firing up the dhcpd process with some kind of
default config file... There is a sample config file in
/usr/doc/dhcp-2.0/dhcpd.conf.sample. You will also need an empty
/var/state/dhcp/dhcpd.leases file before starting dhcpd. I would also
recommend reading man dhcpd, man dhcpd.conf, and dhcpd.leases. HTH.

Regards,

Marcin