How to Enable and Disable the DHCP Service (dhcpconfig -S)

1. Log in to the DHCP server system.

2. Become superuser or assume a role or user name that is assigned to the DHCP Management profile.

   For more information about the DHCP Management profile, see Setting Up User Access to DHCP Commands.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

3. Choose one of the following:

   • To enable the DHCP service, type the following command:

     # /usr/sbin/dhcpconfig -S -e

   • To disable the DHCP service, type the following command:

     # /usr/sbin/dhcpconfig -S -d