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25.Dd August 14, 2008
26.Dt DHCPCD.SH 8 SMM
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm dhcpcd-run-hooks
30.Nd DHCP client configuration script
31.Sh DESCRIPTION
32.Nm
33is used by
34.Xr dhcpcd 8
35to run any system and user defined hook scripts.
36System hook scripts are found in
37.Pa @HOOKDIR@
38and the user defined hooks are
39.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.enter-hook .
40and
41.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.exit-hook .
42The default install supplies hook scripts for configuring
43.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
44and the hostname.
45Your distribution may have included other hook scripts to say configure
46ntp or ypbind.
47A test hook is also supplied that simply echos the dhcp variables to the
48console from DISCOVER message.
49.Pp
50Each time
51.Nm
52is invoked,
53.Ev $interface
54is set to the interface that
55.Nm dhcpcd
56is run on and
57.Ev $reason
58is to the reason why
59.Nm
60was invoked.
61DHCP information to be configured is held in variables starting with the word
62new_ and old DHCP information to be removed is held in variables starting with
63the word old_.
64.Nm dhcpcd
65can display the full list of variables it knows how about by using the
66.Fl V , -variables
67argument.
68.Pp
69Here's a list of reasons why
70.Nm
71could be invoked:
72.Bl -tag -width indent
73.It Dv PREINIT
74dhcpcd is starting up and any pre-initialisation should be done.
75.It Dv INFORM
76dhcpcd informed a DHCP server about it's address and obtained other
77configuration details.
78.It Dv BOUND
79dhcpcd obtained a new lease from a DHCP server.
80.It Dv RENEW
81dhcpcd renewed it's lease.
82.It Dv REBIND
83dhcpcd has rebound to a new DHCP server.
84.It Dv REBOOT
85dhcpcd successfully requested a lease from a DHCP server.
86.It Dv EXPIRE
87dhcpcd's lease expired and it failed to obtain a new one.
88.It Dv IPV4LL
89dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but did obtain an IPV4LL address.
90.It Dv FAIL
91dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers or use an old lease.
92.It Dv TIMEOUT
93dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but was able to use an old lease.
94.It Dv TEST
95dhcpcd received an OFFER from a DHCP server but will not configure the
96interface.
97This is primarily used to test the variables are filled correctly for the
98script to process them.
99.El
100.Sh FILES
101When
102.Nm
103runs, it loads
104.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.enter-hook
105and any scripts found in
106.Pa @HOOKDIR@
107in a lexical order and then finally
108.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.exit-hook
109.Sh SEE ALSO
110.Xr dhcpcd 8
111.Sh AUTHORS
112.An Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
113.Sh BUGS
114Please report them to http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd
115