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# sk176769 - DHCP server configured on Gaia OS does not assign IP addresses to clients

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk176769 |
| Date Created | 2021-12-19 |
| Last Modified | 2025-10-20 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * DHCP server configured on Gaia Security Gateway does not assign IP addresses to clients.

* The output of the command: `"ps aux | grep dhcpd"` shows that dhcpd process is not running.

* dhcpd does not start when running the command: `"tellpm process:dhcpd ; tellpm process:dhcpd t".`

* <br />

  Attempt to run the process in the foreground with: `"/usr/sbin/dhcpd -d -cf /etc/dhcpd.conf"` shows this error :   
  `
  "Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting"`

## Cause

The */etc/dhcpd.conf* file is corrupted or modified incorrectly.

## Solution

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