dhcp6c(8)                                                                                                              dhcp6c(8)



NAME
       dhcp6c - DHCPv6 client daemon


SYNOPSIS
       dhcp6c [ -vfI ] [ -r all | <address...> ] [ -R <address...> ] [ -P <address...> ] [ -c pathspec ] <interface>


DESCRIPTION
       dhcp6c is an implementation of the DHCPv6 client.

       Using DHCPv6 messages and DHCPv6 options, dhcp6c is used to request and configure IPv6 addresses and host network config-
       uration information (e.g., DNS) for a network interface from the DHCPv6 server. It can  also  be  used  as  a  requesting
       router to request and configure Prefix Delegation for a subnet.

       The  assigned IPv6 addresses and prefixes are saved as /var/lib/dhcpv6/client6.leasesXXXXXX; this file is used to request
       the same addresses and prefixes from the DHCPv6 server.  Each dhcp6c client has a client DHCP Unique  Identifier  (DUID);
       the DUID file is saved as /var/lib/dhcpv6/dhcp6c_duid.  The dhcp6c client configuration is defined in /etc/dhcp6c.conf.

       Interface  names are specified according to your operating system's conventions.  On Linux, this is typically eth0, eth1,
       and so on.


OPTIONS
       -c pathspec
              Specifies the configuration file for dhcp6c


       -v     Enables dhcp6c to print debugging messages.


       -f     Enables dhcp6c to work as a foreground application.  This option is helpful for debugging.


       -I     Allows dhcp6c to request network information only.  Do not configure the interface.


       -r all | <addresses...>
              Allows dhcp6c to release the addresses specified.  This option is used only when releasing addresses explicitly.


       -R <addresses...>
              Allows dhcp6c to request the specified named addresses.


       -P <addresses...>
              Allows dhcp6c to request the specified prefix delegation addresses.


FILES
       /etc/dhcp6c.conf
              Contains DHCPv6 client configuration information.


       /var/lib/dhcpv6/dhcp6c_duid
              Contains DHCPv6 client DUID.


       /var/lib/dhcpv6/client6_leasesXXXXXX
              Contains DHCPv6 client assigned IPv6 addresses and prefixes.


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


SEE ALSO
       dhcp6c.conf(5)


BUGS
       Report bugs via http://fedorahosted.org/dhcpv6/


AUTHORS
       See http://fedorahosted.org/dhcpv6/wiki/Authors



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