dhcpd logging

Lars Jacobsen lj at sydfynsel.dk
Mon Dec 4 14:05:27 UTC 2006


Hi folks.

Im having truble changing what gets into my log.
If I don't configure anything I get something like this in my log:
Dec  4 14:16:27 steve dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56
(0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:16:28 steve dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:16:28 steve dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 85.27.128.252
(192.168.101.108) from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:16:28 steve dhcpd: DHCPACK on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:18:41 steve dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56
(0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:18:42 steve dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:18:42 steve dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 85.27.128.252
(192.168.101.108) from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:18:42 steve dhcpd: DHCPACK on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2

If I configure:
log (info,option agent.circuit-id);
I get a line with CID (as expected):

Dec  4 14:20:57 steve dhcpd: 1130012
Dec  4 14:20:57 steve dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56
(0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:20:58 steve dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:20:58 steve dhcpd: 1130012
Dec  4 14:20:58 steve dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 85.27.128.252
(192.168.101.108) from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:20:58 steve dhcpd: DHCPACK on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2

If I configure something like this:
log ( info, concat( "Lease for ", binary-to-ascii (10, 8,
".",leased-address),
        " raw option-82 info is CID: ", binary-to-ascii (10, 8, ".",
option
agent.circuit-id), " RID: ",
        binary-to-ascii(16, 8, ".", option agent.remote-id),  "
Client_MAC=", substring (binary-to-ascii (16,8, ":", hardware), 0,
50)));


I get the nothing else than the default logging:
Dec  4 14:29:47 steve dhcpd: 1130012
Dec  4 14:29:47 steve dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56
(0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:29:48 steve dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:29:48 steve dhcpd: 1130012
Dec  4 14:29:48 steve dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 85.27.128.252
(192.168.101.108) from 00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2
Dec  4 14:29:48 steve dhcpd: DHCPACK on 85.27.128.252 to
00:50:b9:80:0e:56 (0050B9800E56) via 10.11.232.2


Why cant I get my log working properly ?

Regards
Lars Jacobsen


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