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Package: dnsmasq
Version: 2.55-2
Severity: important
Hi,
The default location for lease files (/var/lib/misc), which is also the home
folder of the user dnsmasq, is not writeable for the user itself which is why
the daemon won't function without specially setting everything in the config
file.
I'd suggest introducing /var/lib/dnsmasq which should be owned by dnsmasq and
adding that folder as default location for leases and such. The current setting
is just not sane at all...
This bug is also described here
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=407901
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL
set to en_US.utf8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages dnsmasq depends on:
ii adduser 3.112+nmu2 add and remove users and groups
ii dnsmasq-base 2.55-2 A small caching DNS proxy and DHCP
ii netbase 4.45 Basic TCP/IP networking system
dnsmasq recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dnsmasq suggests:
pn resolvconf <none> (no description available)
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/default/dnsmasq changed [not included]
/etc/dnsmasq.conf changed [not included]
-- no debconf information
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On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:22:19 +0100 Simon Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18/05/12 10:09, Jörg Herzinger wrote:
> > Package: dnsmasq Version: 2.55-2 Severity: important
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The default location for lease files (/var/lib/misc), which is also
> > the home folder of the user dnsmasq, is not writeable for the user
> > itself which is why the daemon won't function without specially
> > setting everything in the config file.
>
> This is incorrect. Dnsmasq is started as root and opens the leases file
> before dropping root privileges, so the status of the leases file for
> writing by user dnsmasq is irrelevant. It does not require any config
> file entries for dnsmasq to run with leases file in the default location.
>
> > I'd suggest introducing
> > /var/lib/dnsmasq which should be owned by dnsmasq and adding that
> > folder as default location for leases and such. The current setting
> > is just not sane at all... This bug is also described here
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=407901
>
> No, that's a different issue to do with SELinux.
> >
>
> Simon.
Closing this non-bug based on Simon's reply above.
Cheers,
Sven
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