bootpd cannot launch

[Zhao Xinyuan]

hello everyone
I have a HP B.10.20 U 9000/778 workstation.I change the IP_address and Gataway to a new one.the bootpd can not launch.I checked the file: /usr/adm/syslog/syslog.log and found some differents between the original ip_address and the new ip_addtess, I'd like to know what it means.
the original:
Feb 3 19:56:08 I58PO11 bootpd[739]: bootpd 2.4 #1.17.112.7: Tue Dec 22 09:42:05
GMT 1998
Feb 3 19:56:08 I58PO11 bootpd[739]: reading "/etc/dhcptab"
Feb 3 19:56:08 I58PO11 bootpd[739]: group count: 0
Feb 3 19:56:08 I58PO11 bootpd[739]: reading "/etc/bootptab"

the new address is:
Feb 3 19:35:38 I58PO11 bootpd[2304]: bootpd 2.4 #1.17.112.7: Tue Dec 22 09:42:0
5 GMT 1998
Feb 3 19:35:38 I58PO11 bootpd[2304]: bind: Address already in use
Feb 3 19:37:26 I58PO11 syslog: su : + ttyp3 root-service1

who could please to help me.I will very be thankful.

[Pete Randall]

"bind: Address already in use" looks like a duplicate IP address to me. Are you sure the new address is unique?


Pete

[Kenneth Platz]

Do a netstat -an | grep LISTEN -- Do you have any thing listening on port 67? The "Address already in use" implies that something is already using the port that bootpd is trying to acquire.

[Zhao Xinyuan]

Dear Mr.Pete Randall
The new address is unique address.

dear Mr.Kenneth Platz
I didn't find any 67? by the command you told me.you can see attach file

[T G Manikandan]

bind already in use

For me it looks like the bootpd process is using some port and the inetd is trying to re-start it and thus the message that the port is already in use.

Did you kill any inetd/bootpd process.

[Zhao Xinyuan]

I just change the IP_address , reboot and do
ps -ef|grep bootpd , nothing displayed. if I change IP_address to others C-class or original one , reboot then everything's ok .

[Kenneth Platz · Accepted solution]

Zhao,

Bootp is spawned by "inetd", and therefore it shouldn't be started by hand. Do you have an entry in your /etc/inetd.conf for bootps? It should appear similar to the following:

bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/bootpd bootpd

If this is the case, then all you will need to do is bring up a client that runs a bootp request, and this should successfully launch bootpd.

[Zhao Xinyuan]

yes,the file /var/adm/inetd.sec shoud be modify,i have found the reason that I should add the new IP folllow the old one or change the old one with new IP.
thank you!