dhcp6s(8) [debian man page]

DHCP6S(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						 DHCP6S(8)

NAME

     dhcp6s -- DHCPv6 server

SYNOPSIS

     dhcp6s [-c configfile] [-Ddf] [-k ctlkeyfile] [-p ctlport] [-P pid-file] interface

DESCRIPTION

     dhcp6s replies to DHCPv6 client as DHCPv6 server.	dhcp6s can give the following information to clients.
     o	 IPv6 prefixes for the requesting site
     o	 Non-temporary IPv6 addresses
     o	 A list of the DNS server addresses
     o	 DNS Domain Search List
     o	 A list of the NTP server addresses
     o	 A list of the SIP server addresses
     o	 SIP Server domain name
     o	 A list of the NIS server addresses
     o	 NIS domain name
     o	 A list of the NIS+ server addresses
     o	 NIS+ domain name
     o	 A list of the BCMCS server addresses
     o	 BCMCS Server domain name

     Command line options are as below:

     -c configfile
	     Use configfile as the configuration file.

     -d      Print debugging messages.

     -D      Even more debugging information is printed.

     -f      Foreground mode (useful when debugging).  Although dhcp6s usually prints warning, debugging, or error messages to syslog(8), it
	     prints the messages to standard error if this option is specified.

     -k ctlkeyfile
	     Use ctlkeyfile to store the shared secret to authenticate the communication with dhcp6ctl.  The default file name used when unspeci-
	     fied is /etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6sctlkey.  The default name is intentionally same as that for dhcp6ctl so that the server and the con-
	     trol command can share the file when dhcp6ctl controls the server on the same node, which should be the typical case.

     -p ctlport
	     Use ctlport as the port number listening on to communicate with dhcp6ctl.

     -P pid-file
	     Use pid-file to dump the process ID of dhcp6s.

FILES

     /etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6s.conf  is the default configuration file.
     /var/lib/dhcpv6/dhcp6s_duid   is the default file to store the server's DUID.
     /etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6sctlkey
				   is the default key file to communicate with the control command.  See dhcp6ctl(8) for the file format.
     /var/run/dhcp6s.pid	   is the default file that contains pid of the currently running dhcp6s.

SEE ALSO

     dhcp6s.conf(5), dhcp6ctl(8), dhcp6c(8)

     Ralph Droms, Editor, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6), RFC 3315, 2003.

HISTORY

     The dhcp6s command first appeared in WIDE/KAME IPv6 protocol stack kit.

     The -n dnsserv command-line option was obsoleted by introducing a configuration file.

BUGS

     dhcp6s is incomplete and violates DHCPv6 protocol spec, in several aspects.  To name a few:

     1.   it does not assign temporary IPv6 addresses (nor will).

KAME
								   Sep 12, 1999 							      KAME

dhcpv6client_ui(1)					      General Commands Manual						dhcpv6client_ui(1)

NAME

       dhcpv6client_ui - DHCPv6 client interface for requesting configuration parameters from the DHCPv6 server

SYNOPSIS

       interface_name

       interface_name config_options]
	      vendor_specific_options]

       list_of_addresses

DESCRIPTION

       is  the	interface  through  which  a user contacts the client daemon, to obtain IPv6 addresses and other configuration parameters from the
       server.	The default configuration parameters are specified as command line options when the DHCPv6 client daemon is invoked.

       When requests for IPv6 addresses or other configuration parameters, the client daemon obtains them from the server and stores in the file.

       is executed on the same machine on which the client daemon is configured.  Ensure that the client daemon is up and running before  is  exe-
       cuted.

   Options
       supports the following options:

       Request the client daemon to obtain IPv6 addresses
			     for the named interface, interface_name, from the DHCPv6 server daemon if the option is not specified.

       Specify the other configuration parameters that
			     the client daemon must request from the server daemon.

			     This option must be used in conjunction with the option.

			     The configuration parameters that the client can request are listed below:
			     Obtain one or more DNS server addresses

			     Obtain the DNS domain list

			     Obtain one or more SIP server addresses

			     Obtain the SIP domain list

			     Obtain one or more NIS server addresses

			     Obtain the NIS domain name

			     Obtain one or more NIS+ server addresses

			     Obtain the NIS+ domain name

			     Obtain all the above listed parameters

			     Obtain all the default parameters configured in the dhcpv6 client daemon

       Specify the vendor-specific options that
			     the client daemon must request from the server daemon.

			     This option must be used in conjunction with the option.

       Release the specified IPv6 addresses.

       Get the temporary addresses from the dhcpv6 client daemon.

       Print the version information of the client daemon.

       Request only the other configuration parameters. Do not
			     request IPv6 addresses.

       Notify the client daemon to utilize the IPv6 addresses
			     already obtained for an interface instead of requesting new IPv6 addresses from the server.

			     This option must be used in conjunction with the option.

       Get both temporary and non-temporary addresses from the client daemon.

       When there is no or option specified obtains only non-temporary addresses.

RETURN VALUES

       returns 0 on success and 1 on failure.

EXAMPLES

       obtains IPv6 address for the interface:

       obtains IPv6 address for the interface and additional configuration parameters:

       obtains only the DNS parameters for the interface:

AUTHOR

       was developed by Hewlett-Packard.

FILES

       All the data obtained from the server daemon is saved to this file.

SEE ALSO

       dhcpv6clientd(1M), dhcpv6db2conf(1M), dhcpv6d(1M).

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