How to get DNSMASQ to work?

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                          I'm using Elementary OS Freya (Ubuntu 14.04).
I've install DNSMASQ and running the command and getting the error below:


    $ sudo service dnsmasq start
     * Starting DNS forwarder and DHCP server dnsmasq
    dnsmasq: bad command line options: try --help     [fail]
    

In the /var/log/syslog, I found:

    Dec 22 10:34:10 Marcelo-PC dnsmasq: bad command line options: try --help
    Dec 22 10:34:10 Marcelo-PC dnsmasq: FAILED to start up
    

Running sh -x /etc/init.d/dnsmasq I get:

    marcelo@Marcelo-PC:~$ sh -x /etc/init.d/dnsmasq start
    + set +e
    + PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
    + DAEMON=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq
    + NAME=dnsmasq
    + DESC=DNS forwarder and DHCP server
    + ENABLED=1
    + [ -r /etc/default/dnsmasq ]
    + . /etc/default/dnsmasq
    + ENABLED=1
    + CONFIG_DIR=/etc/dnsmasq.d,.dpkg-dist,.dpkg-old,.dpkg-new
    + [ -r /etc/default/locale ]
    + . /etc/default/locale
    + LANG=en_US.UTF-8
    + export LANG
    + test -x /usr/sbin/dnsmasq
    + [ -f /lib/lsb/init-functions ]
    + . /lib/lsb/init-functions
    + run-parts --lsbsysinit --list /lib/lsb/init-functions.d
    + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb ]
    + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb
    + unset UPSTART_SESSION
    + _RC_SCRIPT=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq
    + [ -r /etc/init//etc/init.d/dnsmasq.conf ]
    + _UPSTART_JOB=dnsmasq
    + [ -r /etc/init/dnsmasq.conf ]
    + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/20-left-info-blocks ]
    + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/20-left-info-blocks
    + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/50-ubuntu-logging ]
    + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/50-ubuntu-logging
    + LOG_DAEMON_MSG=
    + FANCYTTY=
    + [ -e /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh ]
    + true
    + [ !  ]
    + [  != yes ]
    + [ -x /sbin/resolvconf ]
    + RESOLV_CONF=/var/run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf
    + [ !  ]
    + DNSMASQ_USER=dnsmasq
    + test 1 != 0
    + log_daemon_msg Starting DNS forwarder and DHCP server dnsmasq
    + [ -z Starting DNS forwarder and DHCP server ]
    + log_use_fancy_output
    + TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
    + EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
    + [ -t 1 ]
    + [ xxterm != x ]
    + [ xxterm != xdumb ]
    + [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
    + [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
    + /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
    + /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
    + [ -z ]
    + FANCYTTY=1
    + true
    + /usr/bin/tput xenl
    + /usr/bin/tput cols
    + COLS=169
    + [ 169 ]
    + [ 169 -gt 6 ]
    + /usr/bin/expr 169 - 7
    + COL=162
    + log_use_plymouth
    + [ n = y ]
    + plymouth --ping
    + printf  * Starting DNS forwarder and DHCP server dnsmasq      
     * Starting DNS forwarder and DHCP server dnsmasq       + /usr/bin/expr 169 - 1
    + /usr/bin/tput hpa 168
                                                                                                                                                                            + printf  
     + start
    + [ ! -d /var/run/dnsmasq ]
    + start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.pid --exec /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --test
    + start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.pid --exec /usr/sbin/dnsmasq -- -x /var/run/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.pid -u dnsmasq -r /var/run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf -7 /etc/dnsmasq.d,.dpkg-dist,.dpkg-old,.dpkg-new
     
    dnsmasq: opções inválidas de linha de comando: tente --help
    + return 2
    + log_end_msg 1
    + [ -z 1 ]
    + [ 162 ]
    + [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
    + log_use_plymouth
    + [ n = y ]
    + plymouth --ping
    + printf \r
    + /usr/bin/tput hpa 162
                                                                                                                                                                      + [ 1 -eq 0 ]
    + printf [
    [+ /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
    + printf fail
    fail+ /usr/bin/tput op
    + echo ]
    ]
    + return 1
    + exit 1

And I can't put the DNSMASQ to work. The only uncommented line in my dnsmasq.conf is (you can see the entire file here ):

    address=/nintendowifi.net/192.168.0.8

How can I see what the problem is?
                        
Asked by Marcelo Rodovalho (161 rep)
Dec 22, 2016, 01:35 PM
Last activity: Aug 6, 2025, 05:04 AM
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