Package: dhcp3-server
Version: 3.1.3-2
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
the attached patch will extend the dhcp3-server init script to accept
a second command line command, selecting a totally different
configuration file with a suffix.
/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start
has identical behavior (and the expected behavior),
/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start somesuffix
will start the DHCP server on the interfaces listed in
INTERFACES_somesuffix in /etc/default/dhcp3-server with the config
file read from /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd-somesuffix.conf
This allows to run the DHCP server with a completely different
configuration for debugging or testing purposes while leaving the
original configuration unaltered. This prevents issues from happening
where a testing DHCP server remains running and the notebook is then
plugged into a productive network, as it makes sure that the original
configuration stays intact and does not need to be manually put back.
Please consider accepting the patch.
Greetings
Marc
--- dhcp3-server.dpkg-dist 2009-07-15 08:28:07.000000000 +0200
+++ dhcp3-server 2010-01-17 18:37:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,13 +35,24 @@
NAME=dhcpd3
DESC="DHCP server"
DHCPDPID=/var/run/dhcpd.pid
+CONFIGFILE=/etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
+IFCS="$INTERFACES"
+
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+ SUFFIX="$2"
+ DESC="DHCP server suffix $SUFFIX"
+ DHCPDPID=/var/run/dhcpd-$SUFFIX.pid
+ CONFIGFILE=/etc/dhcp3/dhcpd-$SUFFIX.conf
+ eval IFCS=\$INTERFACES_$SUFFIX
+fi
+
test_config()
{
- if ! /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -t -q > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ if ! /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -cf $CONFIGFILE -t -q > /dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "dhcpd self-test failed. Please fix the config file."
echo "The error was: "
- /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -t
+ /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -cf $CONFIGFILE -t
exit 1
fi
}
@@ -67,7 +78,7 @@
test_config
log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $DHCPDPID \
- --exec /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -- -q $INTERFACES
+ --exec /usr/sbin/dhcpd3 -- -pf $DHCPDPID -cf
$CONFIGFILE -q $IFCS
sleep 2
if check_status -q; then
