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NAME

       dhcpy6d - MAC address aware DHCPv6 server

SYNOPSIS

       dhcpy6d [-c file] [-u user] [-g group] [-r yes|no] [-d duid] [-G]

DESCRIPTION

       dhcpy6d is an open source server for DHCPv6, the DHCP protocol for IPv6.

       Its  development  is driven by the need to be able to use the existing IPv4 infrastructure in coexistence
       with IPv6.  In a dualstack scenario, the existing DHCPv4 most probably uses MAC addresses of  clients  to
       identify  them.  This is not intended by RFC 3315 for DHCPv6, but also not forbidden.  Dhcpy6d is able to
       do so in local network segments and therefore offers a pragmatical method for parallel use of DHCPv4  and
       DHCPv6, because existing client management solutions could be used further.

       dhcpy6d comes with the following features:
        * identifies clients by MAC address, DUID or hostname
        * generates addresses randomly, by MAC address, by range or by given ID
        * filters clients by MAC, DUID or hostname
        * assigns multiple addresses per client
        * allows one to organize clients in different classes
        * stores leases in MySQL or SQLite database
        * client information can be retrieved from database or textfile
        * dynamically updates DNS (Bind)
        * supports rapid commit
        * listens on multiple interfaces

OPTIONS

       Most configuration is done via the configuration file.

       -c, --config=configfile
              Set the configuration file to use. Default is /etc/dhcpy6d.conf.

       -u, --user=user
              Set the unprivileged user to be used.

       -g, --group=group
              Set the unprivileged group to be used.

       -r, --really-do-it=yes|no
              Really activate the DHCPv6 server. This is a precaution to prevent larger network trouble.

       -d, --duid=group
              Set the DUID for the server. This argument is used by /etc/init.d/dhcpy6d.

       -G, --generate-duid
              Generate  DUID  to  be  used  in  config  file.  This  argument  is  used  to  generate a DUID for
              /etc/default/dhcpy6d. After generation dhcpy6d exits.

FILES

       /etc/dhcpy6d.conf
       /etc/dhcpy6d-clients.conf
       /var/lib/dhcpy6d/
       /var/log/dhcpy6d.log

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Henri Wahl <h.wahl@ifw-dresden.de>

LICENSE

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it  under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
       (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this package; if not,  write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA

       On  Debian  systems,  the  full text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in the file
       `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.

SEE ALSO

       dhcpy6d.conf(5)
       dhcpy6d-clients.conf(5)
       https://dhcpy6d.ifw-dresden.de
       https://github.com/HenriWahl/dhcpy6d

                                                  Jun 27, 2014                                        dhcpy6d(8)