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The dhcp file resides in directory /etc/default and contains parameters for specifying the type and location of DHCP service databases, as well as DHCP service daemon default settings.
The dhcp file format is ASCII; comment lines begin with the crosshatch (#) character. Parameters consist of a keyword followed by an equals (=) sign followed by the parameter value, of the form:
Keyword=Value |
Two parameters are currently supported:
Keyword | Value |
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RESOURCE | Can be either nisplus or files |
PATH | Path to data files. The value of the PATH keyword is specified as an absolute path for the files resource, or a fully-qualified directory for the nisplus resource. |
RUN_MODE | server or relay. Selects daemon run mode. Default is server. |
VERBOSE | TRUE/FALSE. Toggles verbose mode. Default is FALSE. Generic parameter. |
RELAY_HOPS | Integer. Max number of BOOTP relay hops before packet is dropped. Default is 4. Generic parameter. |
INTERFACES | String. Comma-separated list of interface names to listen to. Generic parameter. |
LOGGING_FACILITY | Integer. Local facility number (0-7 includive) to log DHCP events to. Default is not to log transactions. Generic parameter. |
ETHERS_COMPAT | TRUE/FALSE. Toggles ethers compatibility mode. Default is TRUE. server mode only parameter. |
ICMP_VERIFY | TRUE/FALSE. Toggles ICMP echo verification of IP addresses. Default is TRUE. server mode only parameter. |
OFFER_CACHE_TIMEOUT | Integer. Number of seconds before OFFER cache timeoutsoccur. Default is 10 seconds. server mode only parameter. |
RESCAN_INTERVAL | Integer. Number of minutes between automatic dhcptab rescans. Default is not to do rescans. server mode only parameter. |
BOOTP_COMPAT | String automatic or manual. Enable BOOTP compatibility. Default is no BOOTP. Value selects BOOTP address allocation method. automatic for dynamic allocation, manual for static allocation. server mode only parameter. |
RELAY_DESTINATIONS | String. Comma-separated list of hostnames and IP addresses of relay destinations. relay mode only parameter. |
The preferred method of modifying the dhcp file is through use of the in.dhcpd(1M) or dhcpconfig(1M) utilities.
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