dhcp6s(8)

1dhcp6s(8)                Linux System Manager's Manual               dhcp6s(8)
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NAME

6       dhcp6s - DHCPv6 server daemon
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SYNOPSIS

10       dhcp6s  [-dDf] [-n <DNS IPv6 address>] [-c <configuration file>] inter‐
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DESCRIPTION

15       dhcp6s is an implementation of the DHCPv6 server.
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17       dhcp6s provides IPv6 addresses  and  prefix  assginment  administrative
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OPTIONS

24       -c <configuration file>
25              Specifies the configuration file for dhcp6s
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28       -d     Enables dhcp6s to print debug messages.
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31       -D     Enables dhcp6s to print verbose debug messages.
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34       -f     Enables dhcp6s to work as a foreground application.  This option
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39              Allows dhcp6s to parse DNS server addresses from command line.
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FILES

43       dhcp6s.conf
44              Contains dhcp6s configurations, such  as  allow  unicast,  allow
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50              Contains the dhcp6s server's DUID.
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54              Contains all dhcp6c clients' IPv6  address  and  prefix  leasing
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ERRORS

64       Check /var/log/messages if there are errors.
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BUGS

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AUTHORS

71       Kazuo Hiekata <hiekata@yamato.ibm.com>
72       Shirley Ma <xma@us.ibm.com>
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77dhcp6s                           17 March 2003                       dhcp6s(8)