---
name: "dhcdbd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dhcdbd"
version: "3.0-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dhcdbd"
---

# dhcdbd(1)

program to return dhcp configuration

giskard@autistici.org Riccardo Setti Copyright © 2006

January, 16 2006

## NAME

dhcdbd - program to return dhcp configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**dhcdbd** \[**--system**\] \[**--session**\] \[**--no-daemon**\] \[**--dest***VAR*\] \[**--path***VAR*\] \[**--prefix=***VAR*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dhcdbd** is designed to be started as a D-Bus service from a service description file, by default /usr/share/dbus-1/services/dhcdbd.service;

hence the default bus it will connect to is the "STARTER" bus, and it must be installed setuid to root.

## OPTIONS

- **--system**

  use system bus

- **--session**

  use session bus

- **--no-daemon**

  do not fork / daemonize: stay in foreground

- **--dest**

  set connection destination - default: 'com.redhat.dhcp'

- **--path**

  set object path prefix - default: '/com/redhat/dhcp'

- **--prefix**

  set interface prefix - default: 'com.redhat.dhcp'

## EXAMPLES

Here are some examples using dbus-send to contact dhcdbd:

```
 /usr/bin/dbus-send --dest=com.redhat.dhcp --type=method_call \
                           --print-reply --reply-timeout=20000 \
                           /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 \
		 			  com.redhat.dhcp.up uint32:7 uint32:2
```

**Brings up interface eth0, telling dhclient-script not to modify resolv.conf,** **perform ifconfigs, or modify routes, but TO configure ntp.conf, ntp/step-tickers** **and yp.conf.** **When this interface is brought down, the lease is to be released.**

## SEE ALSO

**/usr/share/doc/dhcdbd/README**

## LICENSE

**This manual page was written by Riccardo Setti \<giskard@autistici.org\>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.**