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.TH dhcp6s 8 "17 March 2003" "dhcp6s" "Linux System Manager's Manual"

.SH NAME
dhcp6s \- DHCPv6 server daemon

.SH SYNOPSIS
.in +.5i
.ti -.5i
dhcp6s
\%[\-dDf]
\%[\-n\ <DNS IPv6 address>]
\%[\-c\ <configuration file>]
interface
.in -.5i

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dhcp6s
is an implementation of the DHCPv6 server.

.B 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.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-c\ <configuration\ file>
Specifies the configuration file for 
.B dhcp6s

.TP
.BI \-d
Enables
.B dhcp6s
to print debug messages.

.TP
.BI \-D
Enables
.B dhcp6s
to print verbose debug messages.

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

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

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

.TP
.BI dhcp6s_duid
Contains the dhcp6s server's DUID.

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

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

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

.SH BUGS
.PD 0
none

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