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.TH NDHC 8 2004-02-25 Linux "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
ndhc \- secure DHCP client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ndhc
.RI [ OPTION ]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
The ndhc client negotiates a lease with the DHCP server and
informs ifchd of the change when it is obtained or lost.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-c\ CLIENTID ,\ \-\-clientid= CLIENTID
Send the client identifier
.IR CLIENTID .
.TP
.BR -f ,\ \-\-foreground
Do not fork after obtaining a lease.
.TP
.BI \-H\ HOSTNAME ,\ \-\-hostname= HOSTNAME
Send the client hostname
.IR HOSTNAME .
.TP
.BI \-h\ HOSTNAME
Alias for -H
.IR HOSTNAME .
.TP
.BI \-i\ INTERFACE ,\ \-\-interface= INTERFACE
Configure
.IR INTERFACE .
.TP
.BR -n ,\ \-\-now
Exit with failure if a lease cannot be obtained.
.TP
.BR -q ,\ \-\-quit
Exit after obtaining a lease.
.TP
.BI \-r\ ADDRESS ,\ \-\-request= ADDRESS
Request IP address
.IR ADDRESS .
.TP
.BR -v ,\ \-\-version
Display version.
.SH NOTES
.B ndhc
responds to the following signals:
.TP
.B SIGUSR1
This signal causes
.B ndhc
to renew the current lease or, if it does not have one, obtain a
new lease.
.TP
.B SIGUSR2
This signal caused
.B ndhc
to release the current lease.