The dhcpconfig command is used to configure and manage the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service or BOOTP relay services. It is intended for use by experienced Solaris system administrators and is designed for ease of use in scripts. The dhcpmgr utility is recommended for less experienced administrators or those preferring a graphical utility to configure and manage the DHCP service or BOOTP relay service.

The dhcpconfig command can be run by root, or by other users assigned to the DHCP Management profile. See rbac(5) and user_attr(4).

dhcpconfig requires one of the following function flags: -D, -R, -U, -N, -C, -X, or -I.

The dhcpconfig menu driven mode is supported in Solaris 8 and previous versions of Solaris.

Where dhcpconfig Obtains Configuration Information

The following options are supported:

-C

Convert to using a new data store, recreating the DHCP data tables in a format appropriate to the new data store, and setting up the DHCP server to use the new data store.

The following sub-options are required:

-p path_to_data

The paths for SUNWfiles and SUNWbinfiles must be absolute UNIX pathnames. The path for SUNWnisplus must be a fully specified NIS+ directory (including the tailing period.) See dhcp_modules(5).

-r data_resource

New data store resource. One of the following must be specified: SUNWfiles, SUNWbinfiles, or SUNWnisplus. See dhcp_modules(5).

The following sub-options are optional:

-f

Do not prompt for confirmation. If -f is not used, a warning and confirmation prompt are issued before the conversion starts.

-k

Keep the old DHCP data tables after successful conversion. If any problem occurs during conversion, tables will not be deleted even if -k sub-option is not specified.

-u uninterpreted

Data which will be ignored by dhcpconfig, but passed on to the datastore for interpretation. This might be used for a database account name or other authentication or authorization parameters required by a particular data store. The -u sub-option is not used with the SUNWfiles, SUNWbinfiles, and SUNWnisplus data stores. See dhcp_modules(5).

-D

Configure the DHCP service.

The following sub-options are required:

-r data_resource

One of the following must be specified: SUNWfiles, SUNWbinfiles, or SUNWnisplus. Other data stores may be available.See dhcp_modules(5).

-p path

The paths for SUNWfiles and SUNWbinfiles must be absolute UNIX pathnames. The path for SUNWnisplus must be a fully specified NIS+ directory (including the tailing period.) . See dhcp_modules(5).

The following sub-options are optional:

-a DNS_servers

IP addresses of DNS servers, separated with commas.

-d DNS_domain

DNS domain name.

-h hosts_resource

Resource in which to place hosts data. Usually, the name service in use on the server. Valid values are nisplus, files, or dns.

-l seconds

Lease length used for addresses not having a specified lease length, in seconds.

-n

Non-negotiable leases

-y hosts_domain

DNS or NIS+ domain name to be used for hosts data. Valid only if dns or nisplus is specified for -h sub-option.

-u uninterpreted

Data which will be ignored by dhcpconfig, but passed on to the datastore for interpretation. This might be used for a database account name or other authentication or authorization parameters required by a particular data store. The -u sub-option is not used with the SUNWfiles, SUNWbinfiles, and SUNWnisplus data stores. See dhcp_modules(5).

-I filename

Import data from filename, containing data previously exported from a Solaris DHCP server. Note that after importing, you may have to edit macros to specify the correct domain names, and edit network tables to change the owning server of addresses in imported networks. Use dhtadm and pntadm to do this.

The following sub-option is supported:

-f

Replace any conflicting data with the data being imported.

-N net_address

Configure an additional network for DHCP service.

The following sub-options are supported:

-a NIS_server_addresses

List of IP addresses of NIS servers.

-b

Network is a point-to-point (PPP) network, therefore no broadcast address should be configured. If -b is not used, the network is assumed to be a LAN, and the broadcast address is determined using the network address and subnet mask.

-m xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Subnet mask for the network; if -m is not used, subnet mask is obtained from netmasks.

-t router_addresses

List of router IP addresses; if not specified, router discovery flag will be set.

-y NIS_domain_name

If NIS is used on this network, specify the NIS domain name.

-R server_addresses

Configure the BOOTP relay service. BOOTP or DHCP requests are forwarded to the list of servers specified.

server_addresses is a comma separated list of hostnames and/or IP addresses.

-U

Unconfigure the DHCP service or BOOTP relay service.

The following sub-options are supported:

-f

Do not prompt for confirmation. If -f is not used, a warning and confirmation prompt is issued.

-h

Delete hosts entries from name service.

-x

Delete the dhcptab and network tables.

-X filename

Export data from the DHCP data tables, saving to filename, to move the data to another Solaris DHCP server.

The following sub-options are optional:

-a networks_to_export

List of networks whose addresses should be exported, or the keyword ALL to specify all networks. If -a is not specified, no networks are exported.

-m macros_to_export

List of macros to export, or the keyword ALL to specify all macros. If -m is not specified, no macros are exported.

-o options_to_export

List of options to export, or the keyword ALL to specify all options. If -o is not specified, no options are exported.

-x

Delete the data from this server after it is exported. If -x is not specified you are in effect copying the data.

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

dhcpmgr(1M), dhtadm(1M), in.dhcpd(1M), pntadm(1M), dhcp_network(4), dhcptab(4), dhcpsvc.conf(4), nsswitch.conf(4), resolv.conf(4), user_attr(4), attributes(5), dhcp(5), dhcp_modules(5), rbac(5)

System Administration Guide: IP Services