Can not restart dnsmasq due to " configuration syntax check [fail]"

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dnsmasq can be configured by editing the file

 /etc/dnsmasq.conf

dhcp config file:

/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Victor S
    Victor S over 1 year

    I restart dnsmasq and get

    $ sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
     * Restarting DNS forwarder and DHCP server configuration syntax check   [fail]
    

    From where and how can I troubleshooting?

  • Victor S
    Victor S over 11 years
    I have never modified these two configure files. Could you give me a example to configure dnsmasq, this issue hasn't been resolved yet.
  • Azker Mohamed
    Azker Mohamed over 11 years
    check the following link: help.ubuntu.com/community/Dnsmasq