[Nix-dev] dnsmasq fails to start

[Bjørn Forsman]

On 22 March 2017 at 01:55, Mark Gardner <mkg at vt.edu> wrote:
> [Sorry for the earlier empty message...]
>
> I am trying to use dnsmasq per the manual:
>
>   services = {
>     dnsmasq = {
>       enable = true;
>       servers = [ "208.67.222.123" "208.67.220.123" ];
>     };
>   };
>
> The daemon fails to start:
>
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar systemd[1]: Starting Dnsmasq Daemon...
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar dnsmasq-pre-start[30845]: dnsmasq: syntax check OK.
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar dnsmasq[30856]: dnsmasq: DBus error: Connection
> ":1.34" is not allowed to own the service "uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq" due to
> security policies in the configuration file
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: Main process exited,
> code=exited, status=5/NOTINSTALLED
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar systemd[1]: Failed to start Dnsmasq Daemon.
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
> Mar 21 20:41:25 foobar systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
>
> I have been unsuccessful in figuring out what I am doing wrong. It appears
> to be something to do with Dbus policy. Anyone running dnsmasq that can give
> me pointers?

Have you tried restarting the machine after adding that config? I
think e.g. avahi misbehaves on the first "nixos-rebuild switch" due to
some dbus issue (fixed by rebooting), perhaps this is like that?

- Bjørn