DHCP6LEASECTL(8) | System Manager's Manual | DHCP6LEASECTL(8)

# NAME

`dhcp6leasectl` — control the dhcp6leased client

# SYNOPSIS

`dhcp6leasectl` | [`-l`] [`-s` socket] [`-w` maxwait] interface

# DESCRIPTION

The `dhcp6leasectl` program instructs the dhcp6leased(8) daemon to request a new lease.

The following options are available:

`-l`
  List the configured lease on interface instead of requesting a new lease.
`-s` socket
  Use socket instead of the default /dev/dhcp6leased.sock to communicate with dhcp6leased(8).
`-w` maxwait
  Specify the maximum number of seconds to wait for interface to be configured. The default is 10 seconds.

# FILES

/dev/dhcp6leased.sock
  UNIX-domain socket used for communication with dhcp6leased(8).

# SEE ALSO

dhcp6leased.conf(5), dhcp6leased(8)

# HISTORY

The `dhcp6leasectl` program first appeared in OpenBSD 7.6.

June 7, 2024 | Debian