On 1/4/19 11:43 AM, Tom H wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 2:44 PM Stephen Berg (Code 7309)
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Is there a file that contains, or command that will display, the DUID a
>> system is using when communicating to a DHCPv6 server?  I need to know
>> what the DUID is so I can set a static reservation for the client but
>> I've not been able to figure out the DUID for a given system until after
>> it gets a dynamic address.
> I don't use dhcp or ipv6 but wouldn't the DUID be in the lease file,
> under "/var/lib/dhcp/" or "/var/lib/dhclient/"?
>

Yes it would be if the system has already attempted to get an address 
via DHCP.  But I'd like to determine the DUID before that happens so I 
can have the DHCP server already configured to respond with the proper 
address.

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