[Kea-users] kea-dhcp4 -t file: check the configuration file syntax and exit but fails because of interface

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Is it not possible to, instead, check the conf file on host2 where it will live?

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Veronique Lefebure" <veronique.lefebure at cern.ch>
> To: "kea-users" <Kea-users at lists.isc.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2021 5:39:15 AM
> Subject: [Kea-users] kea-dhcp4 -t file: check the configuration file syntax and exit but fails because of interface

> Hi,

> Before deploying a new kea configuration file on our DHCP server, we
> want to validate it.

> The configuration file "kea-dhcp4.conf" is generated on host1 where we
> want to validate it by running

> kea-dhcp4 -t kea-dhcp4.conf

> And once validation has passed, we plan to deploy "kea-dhcp4.conf" ho
> the KEA server running on host2.

> The problem we have is that validation fails with the following error:

> Error encountered: Failed to select interface: interface 'xxxxx' doesn't
> exist in the system (kea-dhcp4.conf:225:9) (kea-dhcp4.conf:224:7)

> coming from

> "interfaces-config": {
> "interfaces": [
> "xxxxx"
> ],
> "dhcp-socket-type": "udp"
> },

> Interface 'xxxxx' may exist on host2 but not on host1.

> Is anyone encountering the same problem ?

> Is there a work-around ?

> Thanks,

> Veronique

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