I'm unable to attach a file to this report, so I'll transcribe the relevant lines from syslog:
Jan 20 00:25:08 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: Starting ISC DHCP IPv4 server... Jan 20 00:25:08 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: Started ISC DHCP IPv4 server. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.3.3 Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Copyright 2004-2015 Internet Systems Consortium. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: All rights reserved. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Config file: /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Database file: /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: PID file: /run/dhcp-server/dhcpd.pid Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.3.3 Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Copyright 2004-2015 Internet Systems Consortium. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: All rights reserved. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Can't open lease database /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases: No such file or directory -- Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: check for failed database rewrite attempt! Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Please read the dhcpd.leases manual page if you Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: don't know what to do about this. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: isc-dhcp-server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: If you think you have received this message due to a bug rather Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: bugs on either our web page at www.isc.org or in the README file Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: before submitting a bug. These pages explain the proper Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: process and the information we find helpful for debugging.. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test dhcpd[8186]: exiting. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.3.3 Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Copyright 2004-2015 Internet Systems Consortium. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: All rights reserved. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Config file: /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Database file: /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: PID file: /run/dhcp-server/dhcpd.pid Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Can't open lease database /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases: No such file or directory -- Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: check for failed database rewrite attempt! Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: Please read the dhcpd.leases manual page if you Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: don't know what to do about this. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: If you think you have received this message due to a bug rather Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: bugs on either our web page at www.isc.org or in the README file Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: before submitting a bug. These pages explain the proper Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: process and the information we find helpful for debugging.. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test sh[8186]: exiting. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: isc-dhcp-server.service: Failed to kill control group /lxc/xenial-dhcp-test/system.slice/isc-dhcp-server.service, ignoring: Invalid argument Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: message repeated 3 times: [ isc-dhcp-server.service: Failed to kill control group /lxc/xenial-dhcp-test/system.slice/isc-dhcp-server.service, ignoring: Invalid argument] Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: isc-dhcp-server.service: Unit entered failed state. Jan 20 00:25:09 xenial-dhcp-test systemd[1]: isc-dhcp-server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535952 Title: isc-dhcp-server.service fails on xenial with "Can't open lease database /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases: No such file or directory" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc-dhcp/+bug/1535952/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
