On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 07:17:32PM +0200, Friedrich Romstedt wrote: > Hi, > > `dhcpcd-9.4.1-1.0` is running fine on my Arch Linux 32 box. > > However, when updating to `dhcpcd-10.0.2-1.0`, I am encountering > errors captured by `systemd`. > > `dhcpcd` exits with the error message `*** buffer overflow detected > ***: terminated`. I am attaching the output of `systemctl status > --state failed`. > > I did some googling but couldn't find a way to remedy this problem. > > Any ideas? Seems to me to be possibly system specific; please let me > know what details to provide would be helpful. > > Best, > Friedrich
Yes, this is a known problem with some versions of dhcp. Easiest is to simply use dhclient instead of dhcpd. Cheers Andreas > × [email protected] - DHCP/ IPv4LL/ IPv6RA/ DHCPv6 client on enp1s1 > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; enabled; > preset: disabled) > Active: failed (Result: protocol) since Thu 2023-09-28 17:51:48 CEST; > 2min 29s ago > Process: 279 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dhcpcd -q -w enp1s1 (code=exited, > status=0/SUCCESS) > CPU: 15ms > > Sep 28 17:51:47 wserver systemd[1]: Starting DHCP/ IPv4LL/ IPv6RA/ DHCPv6 > client on enp1s1... > Sep 28 17:51:47 wserver dhcpcd[279]: dhcpcd-10.0.2 starting > Sep 28 17:51:47 wserver dhcpcd[279]: *** buffer overflow detected ***: > terminated > Sep 28 17:51:48 wserver systemd[1]: [email protected]: New main PID 282 > does not exist or is a zombie. > Sep 28 17:51:48 wserver systemd[1]: [email protected]: Failed with result > 'protocol'. > Sep 28 17:51:48 wserver systemd[1]: Failed to start DHCP/ IPv4LL/ IPv6RA/ > DHCPv6 client on enp1s1. -- Andreas Baumann Trottenstrasse 20 CH-8037 Zuerich Telefon: +41(0)76/373 01 29 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.andreasbaumann.cc
