DHCPLEASED(8) - System Manager’s Manual #

DHCPLEASED(8) - System Manager’s Manual

NAME #

dhcpleased - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client

SYNOPSIS #

dhcpleased [-dnv] [-f file] [-s socket]

DESCRIPTION #

dhcpleased is a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) daemon for clients. It requests IP configuration information from for example those offered by dhcpd(8), on interfaces with the AUTOCONF4 flag set. See hostname.if(5) and ifconfig(8) on how to enable auto configuration on an interface.

dhcpleased monitors network interface states (interface going up or down, auto configuration enabled or disabled etc.) and sends requests when necessary.

A running dhcpleased can be controlled with the dhcpleasectl(8) utility.

The options are as follows:

-d

Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, dhcpleased will run in the foreground and log to stderr.

-f file

Specify an alternative configuration file.

-n

Configtest mode. Only check the configuration file for validity.

-s socket

Use an alternate location for the default control socket.

-v

Produce more verbose output. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.

FILES #

/dev/dhcpleased.sock

UNIX-domain socket used for communication with dhcpleasectl(8).

/etc/dhcpleased.conf

Default dhcpleased configuration file.

/var/db/dhcpleased/<if>

Interface specific lease files.

SEE ALSO #

dhcpleased.conf(5), hostname.if(5), dhcpd(8), dhcpleasectl(8), ifconfig(8)

STANDARDS #

R. Droms, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131, March 1997.

S. Alexander, R. Droms, DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions, RFC 2132, March 1997.

HISTORY #

The dhcpleased program first appeared in OpenBSD 6.9.

AUTHORS #

The dhcpleased program was written by Florian Obser <florian@openbsd.org>.

OpenBSD 7.5 - March 2, 2023