On 2020-04-27 18:58, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 2020-04-27 00:11, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 2020-04-27 15:07, Tim via users wrote: >>> Tim: >>>>> If true, I'd call that a bug. It's a ludicrous requirement for >>>>> users to create *that* file. DHCP is supposed to be a *fully* >>>>> automatic address assignment system. Have you reported it to >>>>> bugzilla? >>> >>> Ed Greshko: >>>> I don't think it is a bug. It would be more about how NetworkManger >>>> handles things. >>> I'd certainly call that a bug (having to manually intervene to get a >>> DHCP client to work). Where it's attributable is another matter (DHCP >>> itself, or NetworkManager). >>> >> >> So far I've not seen any indication of what doesn't work. Have you? >> >> > > Unless you create the file yourself, it does not get written > to. I have seen references to this on google, so I presume > it was done on purpose, although I think it is ill advised.
What functionality is lost? > > And to make matter even worse, > > $ ls /var/lib/dhclient > dhclient-a056777e-8a75-4da5-9585-6aacf150b862-eno2.lease dhclient.lease > dhclient--eno2.lease dhclient.leases > > dhclient--eno2.lease deos not get created either until > you create /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient.lease > > And now dhclient.lease ONLY contains the IP number > I've not seen a reference to dhclient.lease only dhclient.leases. Are you calling dhclient with parameters to create that file? Are the connections you reference above being controlled by NetworkManager? -- The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
