bootpd messages in syslog

[John Jimenez]

Does anyone have any idea what causes these messages in syslog? Or what it means? I have always gotten them on this server, but I notice them more and more these days.

Dec 10 09:13:17 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:24:36 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (107 octets)
Dec 10 09:25:29 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:28:49 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:28:51 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 09:28:52 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:28:55 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 09:31:56 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:31:58 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 09:31:59 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:32:01 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 09:56:09 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:56:11 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 09:56:12 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 09:56:14 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 10:00:46 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 10:00:47 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 10:00:49 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (105 octets)
Dec 10 10:00:51 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (106 octets)
Dec 10 10:02:45 diamond bootpd[1447]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (87 octets)

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

the bootpd daemon is rarely used today - the bootp protocol was the base of the dhcp protocol, which is used today, IMHO.
I think, that the bootpd gets requests from DHCP-clients, which cannot be handled completely.

If you don't need the bootpd daemon (what I assume):
- uncomment the corresponding strind in /etc/inetd.conf
- let inetd reread it's config file
- stop a still running bootpd

No further messages will be generated.

mfG Peter

[Alex Glennie]

see http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=961384

[John Jimenez]

Thank you Peter and Alex. I am going to edit /etc/inetd.conf and add -d3 to the end of the line starting bootps. Then run inetd -c to redo the options.
I will let you know how it comes out and then assign your points. thank you guys.

[whiteknight · Accepted solution]

Hi John,

Known issue
CR# JAGaf90078
problem bootpd message in syslog:
Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length

Solution:-
PHNE_32675 060613 'bootpd(1M)/DHCP, tftp(1) and tftpd(1M) patch' 11.23
PHNE_36217 070430 'bootpd(1M)/DHCP, tftp(1) and tftpd(1M) patch' 11.11

WK

[John Jimenez]

Thank you WK. I think you have my fix. My 3 servers all have July 2007 gold and app patches. I do not have PHNE_36217 on this 11.11 system that I have this problem. But I do have PHNE_32675 on my 2 11.23... I do not have this issues on these two servers.

One more question if you do not mind? There are many prerequiste patches that require reboots on PHNE_36217. I have all of them except for PHKL_27096, which is posted 8/12/2002. I do not have a window to reboot right now. So if the patch bundles I have installed in the past did not install this patch I think that this patch will not require me to install either? is there an easy way to determine if installing this patch will prompt me to reboot?

[John Jimenez]

I put the patch on a test server that had the same symptons. No messages for 4 hours. It looks like the patch works. I did not have PHNE_35351 or PHNE_35453 so it needed a re-boot. i am going to look for a window and put it on Production.

[John Jimenez]

thanks again