Ubuntu 18.04 here, no apparmor. Directory /run is on tempfs, so it is empty at start. I suppose PID file /run/dhcp-server/dhcpd.pid can't be created because directory /run/dhcp-server is missing at startup and I haven't found where it will be created.
I've fixed systemd unit "/lib/systemd/system/isc-dhcp-server.service" by creating the needed "/run/dhcp-server" folder before starting dhcpd: ----------------- [Unit] Description=ISC DHCP IPv4 server Documentation=man:dhcpd(8) Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target After=time-sync.target ConditionPathExists=/etc/default/isc-dhcp-server ConditionPathExists=|/etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf ConditionPathExists=|/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf [Service] EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/isc-dhcp-server RuntimeDirectory=dhcp-server # The leases files need to be root:dhcpd even when dropping privileges ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /run/dhcp-server ExecStart=/bin/sh -ec '\ CONFIG_FILE=/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf; \ if [ -f /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf ]; then CONFIG_FILE=/etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf; fi; \ [ -e /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases ] || touch /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases; \ chown root:dhcpd /var/lib/dhcp /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases; \ chmod 775 /var/lib/dhcp ; chmod 664 /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases; \ if [ ! -d /run/dhcp-server ]; then mkdir -p /run/dhcp-server ; chown dhcpd /run/dhcp-server ; chmod 775 /run/dhcp-server; fi; \ exec dhcpd -user dhcpd -group dhcpd -f -4 -pf /run/dhcp-server/dhcpd.pid -cf $CONFIG_FILE $INTERFACES' [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ----------------- Still need to fix hardcoded PID filename instead of /etc/default/isc- dhcp-server value... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1448657 Title: isc-dhcp-server: Can't create PID file /run/dhcp-server/dhcpd.pid: Permission denied To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/isc-dhcp/+bug/1448657/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs