I agree, side effect of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc- dhcp/+bug/727837 "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc- dhcp/+bug/727837"
Here is a demo of the bug, and a work around: add user root to the bind group. attached is the script, here is it being run: juser@kasp:~$ sudo ./ddns.sh [sudo] password for juser: + apt-get --assume-yes install dhcp3-server bind9 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: bind9utils isc-dhcp-server Suggested packages: bind9-doc resolvconf isc-dhcp-server-ldap The following NEW packages will be installed: bind9 bind9utils dhcp3-server isc-dhcp-server 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 866 kB of archives. After this operation, 2,568 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main bind9utils amd64 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4 [104 kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main bind9 amd64 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4 [331 kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main isc-dhcp-server amd64 4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10 [427 kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main dhcp3-server all 4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10 [3,296 B] Fetched 866 kB in 1s (737 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package bind9utils. (Reading database ... 94476 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking bind9utils (from .../bind9utils_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package bind9. Unpacking bind9 (from .../bind9_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package isc-dhcp-server. Unpacking isc-dhcp-server (from .../isc-dhcp-server_4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package dhcp3-server. Unpacking dhcp3-server (from .../dhcp3-server_4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ufw ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Setting up bind9utils (1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4) ... Setting up bind9 (1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4) ... Adding group `bind' (GID 113) ... Done. Adding system user `bind' (UID 107) ... Adding new user `bind' (UID 107) with group `bind' ... Not creating home directory `/var/cache/bind'. wrote key file "/etc/bind/rndc.key" # * Starting domain name service... bind9 [ OK ] Setting up isc-dhcp-server (4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10) ... Generating /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server... * Starting ISC DHCP server dhcpd * check syslog for diagnostics. [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript isc-dhcp-server, action "start" failed. Setting up dhcp3-server (4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10) ... + adduser dhcpd bind Adding user `dhcpd' to group `bind' ... Adding user dhcpd to group bind Done. + cat + cat + service apparmor restart * Reloading AppArmor profiles [ OK ] + sudo service isc-dhcp-server start dhcpd self-test failed. Please fix the config file. The error was: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.1.1-P1 Copyright 2004-2010 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Can't open /etc/bind/rndc.key: Permission denied workaround I like best: juser@kasp:~$ sudo adduser root bind Adding user `root' to group `bind' ... Adding user root to group bind Done. juser@kasp:~$ sudo service isc-dhcp-server start * Starting ISC DHCP server dhcpd [ OK ] ** Attachment added: "ddns.sh" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcp3/+bug/341817/+attachment/2592148/+files/ddns.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/341817 Title: dhcpd wont start due to rndc.key permissions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcp3/+bug/341817/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
