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    If you PUT a NAME - FQDN instead of an IP address in for NTP servers KEA-DHCP will not start.

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      badjoodani
      last edited by badjoodani

      Example:

      ERROR [kea-dhcp4.dhcp4.0x14eab5c12000] DHCP4_INIT_FAIL failed to initialize Kea server: configuration error using file '/usr/local/etc/kea/kea-dhcp4.conf': option data does not match option definition (space: dhcp4, code: 42): Failed to convert string to address '0.north-america.pool.ntp.org': Invalid argument (/usr/local/etc/kea/kea-dhcp4.conf:77:33)

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        SteveITS Galactic Empire @badjoodani
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        @badjoodani see https://forum.netgate.com/topic/184226/psa-kea-dhcp-does-not-like-dns-names-breaks-isc-to-kea-migration/10

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