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NAME
dhcpdb2conf - DHCP client database converter
SYNOPSIS
dhcpdb2conf [dhcpdb2conf_options][lan_interfaces]
DESCRIPTION
dhcpdb2conf provides a means of translating a client DHCP database into a set of standard
configuration file variables. A DHCP client database can contain settings for such items as, IP address,
hostname, and default gateway. Using dhcpdb2conf , you can simply list the contents of the database to
the screen, create a set of configuration staging files, or execute direct edits on existing configuration files
using the values contained in the client database.
Options
dhcpdb2conf allows you to specify a list of interfaces on the command line (e.g. lan0 lan1 ...). If no lan
interface is specified, dhcpdb2conf will process all entries referenced in the client database. The entries
themselves are defined as a unique lan interface and a list of attributes which correspond to that interface.
The attributes can be selected for processing by specifying one or more filter flags on the command line.
Each filter flag may be combined with any other filter flag(s). If no filter flag is specified, all the attributes
for a lan interface will be processed. The following options are supported:
-a Using the results of the specified filter, directly apply the variable defintions to the existing
configuration files (for example, /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
).
-c Create a set of staging files using the results of the selected filter(s). Each variable pro-
cessed will be applied to its corresponding configuration file. Specifically,
dhcpdb2conf
will generate a copy of the existing configuration file. As an example,
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf
will be copied to
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf.dhcp
. Once this staging file has been created, the
variable that is being processed will be applied to the newly created file.
WARNING: Using the
-c option will override any existing values which are currently set
in the system’s configuration files.
-d Process the DNS variable set: [domain, nameserver]
-h Process HOSTNAME
-i Process the INTERFACE variable set: [IP_ADDRESS, SUBNET_MASK,
BROADCAST_MASK, LANCONFIG_ARGS]
-n Process the NIS variable set: [NISDOMAIN, YPSET_ADDR]
-p Print results to the screen (stdout), this is the default action if neither
-c or -a are
specified
-r Process the ROUTE variable set: [ROUTE_DESTINATION, ROUTE_GATEWAY,
ROUTE_COUNT]
-s set index Specify the variable set index
-t Process NTPDATE_SERVER
Configuration Files and Variable Names
The files and variables which can be processed are the following:
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf
HOSTNAME
INTERFACE_NAME[index]
IP_ADDRESS[index]
SUBNET_MASK[index]
BROADCAST_MASK[index]
LANCONFIG_ARGS[index]
ROUTE_DESTINATION[index]
ROUTE_GATEWAY[index]
ROUTE_COUNT[index]
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