# Services like DHCP can not be started

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/services-like-dhcp-can-not-be-started/26809>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [March 12, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/services-like-dhcp-can-not-be-started/26809 "2015-03-12T09:46:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimThieser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JimThieser](https://forums.suse.com/u/JimThieser)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/services-like-dhcp-can-not-be-started/26809/1 "2015-03-12T09:46:50Z")

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Hello,  
I’m new in the field of SLES. we installed SLES 12 on a new small server. It is running that far. But when we wanted to start e.g. the DHCP services in the Yast nothing is happening.  
Any idea what’s the reason for that?

Thanks a lot.

Best regards

Jim

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/services-like-dhcp-can-not-be-started/26809/2 "2015-03-17T14:18:44Z")

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Hi Jim,

> I’m new in the field of SLES

how about Linux in general? Just asking so I won’t bore you with too detailed answers.

> But when we wanted to start e.g. the DHCP services in the Yast nothing is happening.

What did you expect to happen? It’s a daemon process, after all… running in the background. Is it reported as started, afterwards? If not, do you see anything useful in the logs?

Regards,  
Jens

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/services-like-dhcp-can-not-be-started/26809/3 "2015-03-17T14:30:20Z")

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