On 26/03/2026 00:28, Nick Holland wrote: > stupid question... > if using synchronisation on dhcpd, should the leases issued by one > dhcpd node be reflected in the other's /var/db/dhcpd.leases file? > > As you may guess, I'm not seeing the file synchronize between my two > nodes. I always kinda assumed that was the point of synchronisation > but looking at the man page, that may have been an invalid > assumption on my part. > > running with the following line on 192.168.1.2: > dhcpd_flags="-y 192.168.1.2 -Y 192.168.1.3" > > on 192.168.1.3: > dhcpd_flags="-y 192.168.1.3 -Y 192.168.1.2" > > /var/db/dhcpd.key exists and has the same cksum on both systems. > > > Nick.
To my understanding the last time I tried this, it works only when both systems are up. Initial full sync on startup (get full leases from the other node), the way pfsync does for states, is not performed. Other than that check communication and firewall between the two nodes. G
