DHCPCD-RUN-HOOKS(8) BSD System Manager's Manual DHCPCD-RUN-HOOKS(8)NAMEdhcpcd-run-hooks — DHCP client configuration script
DESCRIPTIONdhcpcd-run-hooks is used by dhcpcd(8) to run any system and user defined
hook scripts. System hook scripts are found in
/usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks and the user defined hooks are
/etc/dhcpcd.enter-hook. and /etc/dhcpcd.exit-hook. The default install
supplies hook scripts for configuring /etc/resolv.conf and the hostname.
Your distribution may have included other hook scripts to say configure
ntp or ypbind. A test hook is also supplied that simply echos the dhcp
variables to the console from DISCOVER message.
Each time dhcpcd-run-hooks is invoked, $interface is set to the interface
that dhcpcd is run on and $reason is to the reason why dhcpcd-run-hooks
was invoked. DHCP information to be configured is held in variables
starting with the word new_ and old DHCP information to be removed is
held in variables starting with the word old_. dhcpcd can display the
full list of variables it knows how about by using the -V, --variables
argument.
Here's a list of reasons why dhcpcd-run-hooks could be invoked:
PREINIT dhcpcd is starting up and any pre-initialisation should be
done.
CARRIER dhcpcd has detected the carrier is up. This is generally
just a notification and no action need be taken.
INFORM | INFORM6
dhcpcd informed a DHCP server about it's address and
obtained other configuration details.
BOUND | BOUND6
dhcpcd obtained a new lease from a DHCP server.
RENEW | RENEW6
dhcpcd renewed it's lease.
REBIND | REBIND6
dhcpcd has rebound to a new DHCP server.
REBOOT | REBOOT6
dhcpcd successfully requested a lease from a DHCP server.
IPV4LL dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but did obtain an
IPV4LL address.
STATIC dhcpcd has been configured with a static configuration
which has not been obtained from a DHCP server.
3RDPARTY dhcpcd is monitoring the interface for a 3rd party to give
it an IP address.
TIMEOUT dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but was able to
use an old lease.
EXPIRE | EXPIRE6
dhcpcd's lease or state expired and it failed to obtain a
new one.
NAK dhcpcd received a NAK from the DHCP server. This should be
treated as EXPIRE.
RECONFIGURE dhcpcd has been instructed to reconfigure an interface.
NOCARRIER dhcpcd lost the carrier. The cable may have been unplugged
or association to the wireless point lost.
FAIL dhcpcd failed to operate on the interface. This normally
happens when dhcpcd does not support the raw interface,
which means it cannot work as a DHCP or ZeroConf client.
Static configuration and DHCP INFORM is still allowed.
STOP | STOP6 dhcpcd stopped running on the interface.
DEPARTED The interface has been removed.
DUMP dhcpcd has been asked to dump the last lease for the inter‐
face.
TEST dhcpcd received an OFFER from a DHCP server but will not
configure the interface. This is primarily used to test
the variables are filled correctly for the script to
process them.
ROUTERADVERT dhcpcd has received an IPv6 Router Advertisment, or one has
expired.
FILES
When dhcpcd-run-hooks runs, it loads /etc/dhcpcd.enter-hook and any
scripts found in /usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks in a lexical order and then
finally /etc/dhcpcd.exit-hook
SEE ALSOdhcpcd(8)AUTHORS
Roy Marples ⟨roy@marples.name⟩
BUGS
Please report them to
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
Little validation of DHCP options is done in dhcpcd itself. Instead, it
is up to the hooks to handle any validation needed. To this end, some
helper functions are provided, such as valid_domainname as used by the
20-resolv.conf hook to ensure that the hostname is not set to an invalid
value. valid_path is also provided, but is currently unused by a stock
hook script.
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