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I'm using an OpenBSD 5.9 VM and installed quagga recently. I'm unable to run any dynamic routing protocol (ripd -d, ospfd -d or bgpd -d) and I get always the same error message,

example for RIP

#ripd -d /etc/ripd.conf:1: syntax error

I've copied the sample file so there is no error at all. I've also enabled ip_forwarding.

Could anybody help me please ?

OpenSourcery
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  • My ripd file is just as simple as this ` hostname Router password password enable password password router rip redistribute connected ` – OpenSourcery Feb 16 '17 at 17:44
  • pasting your ripd.conf might be helpful, even if it is just copied from the sample; seems odd the error would be on line 1 (a comment) – pete Feb 21 '17 at 06:53
  • Hi pete, that is exactly what is happening. I've used the sample file to start but it gives me an error on the line 1 that is a commented line ! It's really weird. I've installed quagga with ` pkg_add quagga` command and no error was produced. – OpenSourcery Feb 22 '17 at 11:38
  • How did you install your system? Have you manually rebuilt any parts, upgraded from a previous version, etc...? If all 3 are error-ing with _good_ configs, something must be corrupted - conf or binaries – pete Feb 24 '17 at 03:51
  • Hi pete, I did a clean install with all the openbsd 6.0 default configs on a virtual machine on vmplayer 12. I've also deployed an openbsd 5.9 version with all default options and I'm getting the same error. I've installed quagga with ` pkg_add quagga ` Please find the first 5 lines of my ripd.conf file: ` bash-4.3# ripd -d /etc/ripd.conf:1: syntax error bash-4.3# head -n5 /etc/ripd.conf hostname rip enable password zebra # #router rip # network 10.0.0.0/8 ` Basicly this is the ripd.conf sample file. On my ubuntu server it is working perfectly. This is really weird. – OpenSourcery Feb 27 '17 at 13:41
  • To be clear, this is the sample that came with quagga, and not the sample that came with openbsd? Its tough to read your config formatting, but none of that looks like valid a ripd.conf – pete Feb 28 '17 at 00:32
  • oh, i think i see whats happening - Quagga supplies its own daemons, but you're using openbsd's builtin ones instead. Try running it from `/usr/local/sbin/ripd` - also it looks like pkg_add wants to install quagga configs to `/etc/quagga/ripd.conf` which might also generate an error – pete Feb 28 '17 at 00:35

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