Package: dhcp3-server Version: 3.0.3-2 Severity: normal Tags: patch
dhcp3-server >= 3.0.2 has changed the default assignment of "next-server" from the servers' ip address to 0.0.0.0. This breaks netboot setups (at least those running etherboot), since tftp to 0.0.0.0 is not a good idea anyway. dhcpd.conf.5 still states the old default behaviour instead of the new, so unless looking at the sourcode, you won't even find out what's going on. Please apply the follwing fix for the manpage. Also, it would be good to warn the user during an upgrade. If any options are indicating that the config uses netboot (e.g. "file"), and no "next-server" directive is present, the configuration is rendered into a non-working state after updating to 3.0.2 or later. --- a/server/dhcpd.conf.5 2005-09-14 14:14:35.000000000 +0200 +++ b/server/dhcpd.conf.5 2005-09-14 14:16:06.000000000 +0200 @@ -2108,9 +2108,9 @@ The \fInext-server\fR statement is used to specify the host address of the server from which the initial boot file (specified in the \fIfilename\fR statement) is to be loaded. \fIServer-name\fR should -be a numeric IP address or a domain name. If no \fInext-server\fR -parameter applies to a given client, the DHCP server's IP address is -used. +be a numeric IP address or a domain name. If no \fInext-server\fR parameter +applies to a given client, 0.0.0.0 is used. Old (pre-3.0.2) versions of dhcpd +defaulted to the IP address of the DHCP server. .RE .PP The -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-rc4gm1 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages dhcp3-server depends on: ii debconf 1.4.58 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.14.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii dhcp3-common 3.0.3-2 Common files used by all the dhcp3 ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an dhcp3-server recommends no packages. -- debconf information: * dhcp3-server/new_auth_behavior: * dhcp3-server/interfaces: eth1 * dhcp3-server/config_warn: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
