Package: dnsmasq Version: 2.45-1+lenny1 Severity: important
When running dnsmasq command with command line arguments, specifying a custom pid file does not work if one types '--pid-file /path/to/pid'. It does work if one types '-x /path/to/pid'. It also works if one types '--pid-file=/path/to/pid'. The program runs fine when executed with ''--pid-file /path/to/pid' but it does not create the pid file. While this does not pose an operation problem, if one executes the command with one set of options in one style, they would likely specify the options consistenly. That is, if they use an equal sign for one option they would likely use them for other options, but if they don't use them for one they would likely not use them for others. However, it seems that some options do not work with an equal sign, such as --server, --dhcp-range, --port. dnsmasq quits with an error about command line arguments. So one must use an equal sign with --pid-file (or use the short form -x) but not with --server/--port/etc. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.5 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dnsmasq depends on: ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups ii dnsmasq-base 2.45-1+lenny1 A small caching DNS proxy and DHCP ii netbase 4.34 Basic TCP/IP networking system dnsmasq recommends no packages. Versions of packages dnsmasq suggests: ii resolvconf 1.42 name server information handler -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
