logging the lease time *sent* to clients in an "on commit" block

Niall O'Reilly Niall.oReilly at ucd.ie
Mon May 21 07:58:51 UTC 2007


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On 18 May 2007, at 16:44, Phil Mayers wrote:

> What syntax can I use to get the ACTUAL IP address lease time (option
> 51) the server sends to the client? We have a need to do detailed
> logging of leases handed out including the lease time.

	Why use an "on commit" action to duplicate what dhcpd is already
	writing to the leases file?

	Parsing the leases file "offline" at regular intervals can't be
	much more difficult than doing the same with your logs, and avoids
	extra processing during allocation or renewal of each lease.


	Best regards,

	Niall O'Reilly
	University College Dublin IT Services

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