dhcp6s(8)

NAME
dhcp6s - DHCPv6 server daemon

SYNOPSIS
dhcp6s [-dDf] [-n <DNS IPv6 address>] [-c <configuration file>] interface

DESCRIPTION
dhcp6s is an implementation of the DHCPv6 server. dhcp6s provides IPv6 addresses and prefix assginment administrative policy and configuration information for DHCPv6 clients. dhcp6s also manages those addresses and prefixes, such as IPv6 addresses, prefixes, DNS server addresses, or ntp server addresses.

OPTIONS

-c <configuration file>
    Specifies the configuration file for dhcp6s

-d  Enables dhcp6s to print debug messages.

-D  Enables dhcp6s to print verbose debug messages.

-f  Enables dhcp6s to work as a foreground application. This option is helpful for debugging.

-n <dns servers>
    Allows dhcp6s to parse DNS server addresses from command line.

FILES

dhcp6s.conf
    Contains dhcp6s configurations, such as allow unicast, allow rapid-commit, specify valid-life-time, or specify preferred-life-time.

dhcp6s_duid
    Contains the dhcp6s server's DUID.

server6.leases
    Contains all dhcp6c clients' IPv6 address and prefix leasing information and states.

SEE ALSO
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6), IPv6 Prefix Options for DHCPv6, dhcp6s.conf(5)

ERRORS
Check /var/log/messages if there are errors.

BUGS
none

AUTHORS
Kazuo Hiekata <hiekata@yamato.ibm.com>
Shirley Ma <xma@us.ibm.com>