Mac OS X Server 10.2: NetBoot/DHCP fails after making changes in Server Settings

Symptom

NetBoot clients fail to startup from the server, and DHCP clients do not get an address.


Solution

This is because the bootps configuration file for xinetd may become damaged.

1. Log in to the server as root. If you need information on this step, see technical document 106290, "Mac OS X: About the root User and How to Enable It".
2. Open the file /etc/xinetd.d/bootps in your favorite editor. For help with this step, see technical document 106619, "Mac OS X Server: How to Locate and Edit Configuration Files". The file should contain the following text. If it does not, make it so.

service bootps
{
        disable      =    no
        socket_type  =    dgram
        wait         =    yes
        user         =    root
        server       =    /usr/libexec/bootpd
        groups       =    yes
        flags        =    REUSE
}