On Thursday, February 13, 2025 7:20:16 PM CET Scott LaCroix via Kea-users wrote: > Hello all, > > We're trying to create a custom configuration file for the kea-dhcp4-server > in our deployment. Currently what I've tried is a simple systemd dropin: > > $ cat /etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d/override.conf > [Service] > ExecStart= > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp4 -c /etc/kea/kea-dhcp4-gw.conf > > When I try using that, I get failure to create the PID file: > > $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload > $ sudo systemctl restart kea-dhcp4-server > $ sudo systemctl status kea-dhcp4-server > × kea-dhcp4-server.service - Kea IPv4 DHCP daemon > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service; > enabled; preset: enabled) Drop-In: > /etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d > └─override.conf > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2025-02-13 18:13:21 GMT; > 7s ago Duration: 25ms > Docs: man:kea-dhcp4(8) > Process: 448823 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp4 -c > /etc/kea/kea-dhcp4-gw.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 448823 > (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > CPU: 24ms > > Feb 13 18:13:21 71077345 systemd[1]: Started kea-dhcp4-server.service - Kea > IPv4 DHCP daemon. Feb 13 18:13:21 71077345 kea-dhcp4[448823]: 2025-02-13 > 18:13:21.928 INFO [kea-dhcp4.dhcp4/448823.134556786268608] DHCP4_STARTING > Kea DHCPv4 server version 2.4.1 (stable) starting Feb 13 18:13:21 71077345 > kea-dhcp4[448823]: kea-dhcp4: Fatal error during start up: Unable to open > PID file '/run/kea/kea-dhcp4-gw.kea-dhcp4.pid' for write Feb 13 18:13:21 > 71077345 kea-dhcp4[448823]: 2025-02-13 18:13:21.928 FATAL > [kea-dhcp4.dhcp4/448823.134556786268608] DHCP4_SERVER_FAILED server failed: > Unable to open PID file '/run/kea/kea-dhcp4-gw.kea-dhcp4.pid' for write Feb > 13 18:13:21 71077345 systemd[1]: kea-dhcp4-server.service: Main process > exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Feb 13 18:13:21 71077345 systemd[1]: > kea-dhcp4-server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. > > > Everything I've tried in an effort to switch the server to a custom config > file has failed in similar ways. Clearly I'm missing something in the > systemd service config... any help here is appreciated.
If memory serves me right, Kea runs under its own user (_kea ?) and it may not have access to that directory. See with systemctl edit --full kea-dhcp4-server what it uses for defaults. Your current service file is an adjustment against that. ... Granted, I have only passing experience with Kea so far. YMMV. -- Met vriendelijke groet, Michael De Roover Mail: i...@nixmagic.com Web: michael.de.roover.eu.org -- ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. To unsubscribe visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users. Kea-users mailing list Kea-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users
