ddns-update-style none;
option domain-name "whitehouse.gov";
option domain-name-servers 10.0.0.1;
option ntp-servers 10.0.0.2;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;
subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.252.0

{
option routers 10.0.0.254;
option subnet-mask 255.255.252.0;
range dynamic-bootp 10.0.0.5 10.0.0.253

host president {
hardware ethernet 00:02:B3:D8:24:47;
fixed-address 10.0.0.99;
}
}

# touch /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases
# /etc/init.d/dhcpd start
Starting dhcpd:                            [FAILED]
# tail -n 26 /var/log/messages
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.5-RedHat
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: All rights reserved.
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 14: semicolon expected.
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: host
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: ^
Mar 19 11:23:25 rhce dhcpd: Configuration file errors encountered -- exiting
...
...
Mar 19 11:23:26 rhce dhcpd: exiting.
Mar 19 11:23:26 rhce dhcpd: dhcpd startup failed