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    DHCP broke, no such user: dhcpd

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved DHCP and DNS
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      mrhub
      last edited by

      Hello.
      I had a power outage and my pfSense box DHCP broke…

      The DHCP log says

      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		exiting.
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		process and the information we find helpful for debugging..
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		before submitting a bug. These pages explain the proper
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		bugs on either our web page at www.isc.org or in the README file
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		If you think you have received this message due to a bug rather
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		no such user: dhcpd
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		All rights reserved.
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
      Aug 3 19:38:01	dhcpd		Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.3.4
      

      What to do?
      Can I reinstall somehow through the console?
      Or can I fix it in some other way?

      Using a Firebox X550e

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        mrhub
        last edited by

        I did a

        pkg install -Rf isc-dhcp43-server-4.3.4

        , and it created the user again, is that ok? Or did I something bad?

        Using a Firebox X550e

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          Your fix is probably the easiest solution, though it's tough to say what might have been wrong to start with. Power outage might have led to some filesystem corruption, some additional runs of fsck might have been a good idea before making more changes.

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