Ubuntu
dhcp3 package

Default dhcpd configuration file should acknowledge /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf

Bug #196700 reported by Jonathan Carter
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
dhcp3 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Martin Pitt

Bug Description

As a consideration to make Ubuntu LTSP both as easy as possible and to avoid it being too intrusive, the DHCP server has been patched to use /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf as a configuration file if it exists, instead of /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf.

This works great, however, administrators are confused by this, and often wonder why their changes to /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf does not take effect.

A solution could be to simply add a comment at the top of /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf file that states:
# Note: dhcp3-server will use /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf as its configuration file, if it exists

This way, the current solution would continue working, and less confusion would be caused.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/dhcp3
Murat Gunes (mgunes)
Changed in dhcp3:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Indeed, I'll do that.

Changed in dhcp3:
assignee: nobody → pitti
importance: Wishlist → Low
status: New → In Progress
Martin Pitt (pitti)
Changed in dhcp3:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dhcp3 - 3.0.6.dfsg-1ubuntu5

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dhcp3 (3.0.6.dfsg-1ubuntu5) hardy; urgency=low

  * debian/dhcpd.conf: Add a warning that /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf will be used as
    configuration file if it exists. (LP: #196700)

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:09:48 +0100

Changed in dhcp3:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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