dhcp6s Linux Service

What is dhcp6s?
dhcp6s Linux service

Explanation

dhcp6s service:

Dynamic Host Configuration v6 Server. It provides IPv6 addresses and configures the information for DHCPv6 clients.

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Home PC : NO
Server : NO

Now lets see the manual of dhcp6s service.
Manual dhcp6s:
NAME
dhcp6s - DHCPv6 server daemon
SYNOPSIS
dhcp6s [-dDf] [-n ] [-c ] 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>

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