Bug 2246 - Files in /etc/dhcpc can be corrupted by crash
Summary: Files in /etc/dhcpc can be corrupted by crash
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: dhcpcd
Version: 5.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: David Lawrence
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Reported: 1999-04-18 04:21 UTC by wjw
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-06-02 11:22:03 UTC

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Description wjw 1999-04-18 04:21:12 UTC 
This is *with* the 2.2.x upgrades for RH5.2 installed
per:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/kernel-2.2/kernel2.2-upgrade.html

After a power-fail crash, DHCPCD failed consistently on
re-boot.  The solution was to rm /etc/dhcpc/* and re-boot.
I conclude dhcpcd can leave its lease and or other working
files in a corrupt state on an abnormal termination.



Wes
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 1999-06-02 11:22:59 UTC 
This is a problem with the file system, not dhcpcd and cannot be
easily fixed.
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