Cannot start dnsmasq after reboot

[DavideVito]

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Describe the bug I rebooted the raspberry, then my phone cannot connect to the wifi, checking in the web-gui the dnsmasq service is stopped, and I cannot restart it.

Doing sudo service dnsmasq status I get: illegal repeated keyword at line 6 of /etc/dnsmasq.d/090_raspap.conf

and in the these are the contents of: /etc/dnsmasq.d/090_raspap.conf

interface=wlan0
dhcp-range=10.3.141.50,10.3.141.255,255.255.255.0,12h
log-dhcp
log-queries
dhcp-option=6,1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8
log-facility=/tmp/dnsmasq.log
conf-dir=/etc/dnsmasq.d

Your environment

• Raspberry Pi hardware Pi 3 Model B+
• Raspbian version (Raspian)
• Followed the project prerequisites? Yes
• Checked the project FAQ? Yes
• RaspAP Quick Install.
• Using default configuration? No, I've changed the php root folder.
• Simultaneous AP and managed mode? (Y/N)
• Onboard wireless chipset.
• Other software or services running with RaspAP? Docker and PiHole (Stopped).

Steps to reproduce I've just rebooted the raspberry using the web-gui

Expected behavior To reboot and just working.

Actual behavior Cannot start dnsmasq

Screenshots

[billz]

This is a consequence of installing Pi-Hole alongside RaspAP. The error thrown by dnsmasq is your answer: the log-facility option is used in another config. Check the files in /etc/dnsmasq.d/. It does not matter if Pi-Hole is stopped; a conflicting directive like this will prevent dnsmasq from starting.

The FAQ offers numerous solutions to this.