[Dnsmasq-discuss] cannot start dnsmasq

[john doe]

On 6/29/2018 3:39 PM, Christophe Massez wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've updated my linux machine (debian jessie) yesterday and dnsmasq cannot
> start - no change made in config file, here the log :
> 
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal systemd[1]: Starting dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP
> and caching DNS server...
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal dnsmasq[29555]: dnsmasq: vérification de syntaxe
> OK.
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal dnsmasq[29557]: la ligne de commande contient des
> éléments indésirables ou incompréhensibles
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal dnsmasq[29557]: IMPOSSIBLE de démarrer
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: control process
> exited, code=exited status=1
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal systemd[1]: Failed to start dnsmasq - A
> lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Host and
> Network Name Lookups.
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal systemd[1]: Unit dnsmasq.service entered failed
> state.
> Jun 29 15:29:00 vterminal dnsmasq[29557]: dnsmasq: la ligne de commande
> contient des éléments indésirables ou incompréhensibles
> 
> I also try on a fresh install (still debian jessie), and I've the same
> problem.
> 
> In both cases :
> root at vterminal:~# dnsmasq --test
> dnsmasq: vérification de syntaxe OK.
> 
> 
> Any clue about this error ?  Any help will be very welcome.
> 

The configuration of Dnsmasq is sane as shown by the '--test' option.

Do you have non-ascii characters in '/etc/default/dnsmasq' or did you 
modify in any way '/etc/init.d/dnsmasq'?
Can you change the language of your system to English and see if the 
error is fixed?:

$ dpkg-reconfigure locales

-- 
John Doe