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diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml index e8a164d22d..ded2c0ceff 100644 --- a/man/systemd.network.xml +++ b/man/systemd.network.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*--> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>DHCP=</varname></term> <listitem> - <para>Enables DHCPv4 and/or DHCPv6 support. Accepts + <para>Enables DHCPv4 and/or DHCPv6 client support. Accepts <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>, <literal>ipv4</literal>, or <literal>ipv6</literal>.</para> @@ -235,9 +235,10 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>DHCPServer=</varname></term> <listitem> - <para>A boolean. Enables a basic DHCPv4 server on the - device. Mostly useful for handing out leases to container - instances.</para> + <para>A boolean. Enables DHCPv4 server support. Defaults + to <literal>no</literal>. Further settings for the DHCP + server may be set in the <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal> + section described below.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -541,7 +542,9 @@ <refsect1> <title>[DHCP] Section Options</title> - <para>The <literal>[DHCP]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para> + <para>The <literal>[DHCP]</literal> section configures the + DHCPv4 and DHCP6 client, if it is enabled with the + <varname>DHCP=</varname> setting described above:</para> <variablelist class='network-directives'> <varlistentry> @@ -552,7 +555,8 @@ any statically configured ones.</para> <para>This corresponds to the <option>nameserver</option> - option in <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + option in <citerefentry + project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -582,7 +586,7 @@ <term><varname>UseHostname=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>When true (the default), the hostname received from - the DHCP server will be used as the transient hostname. + the DHCP server will be set as the transient hostname of the system </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -615,6 +619,15 @@ table with metric of 1024.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>UseTimezone=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>When true, the timezone received from the + DHCP server will be set as as timezone of the local + system. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term><varname>CriticalConnection=</varname></term> <listitem> @@ -658,11 +671,97 @@ DHCP server.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>[DHCPServer] Section Options</title> + <para>The <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal> section contains + settings for the DHCP server, if enabled via the + <varname>DHCPServer=</varname> option described above:</para> + + <variablelist class='network-directives'> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>DefaultLeaseTimeSec=</varname></term> + <term><varname>MaxLeaseTimeSec=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Control the default and maximum DHCP lease + time to pass to clients. These settings take time values in seconds or + another common time unit, depending on the suffix. The default + lease time is used for clients that did not ask for a specific + lease time. If a client asks for a lease time longer than the + maximum lease time it is automatically shortened to the + specified time. The default lease time defaults to 1h, the + maximum lease time to 12h. Shorter lease times are beneficial + if the configuration data in DHCP leases changes frequently + and clients shall learn the new settings with shorter + latencies. Longer lease times reduce the generated DHCP + network traffic.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>EmitDNS=</varname></term> + <term><varname>DNS=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Configures whether the DHCP leases handed out + to clients shall contain DNS server information. The + <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> setting takes a boolean argument + and defaults to <literal>yes</literal>. The DNS servers to + pass to clients may be configured with the + <varname>DNS=</varname> option, which takes a list of IPv4 + addresses. If the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> option is + enabled but no servers configured the servers are + automatically propagated from an "uplink" interface that has + appropriate servers set. The "uplink" interface is determined + by the default route of the system with the highest + priority. Note that this information is acquired at the time + the lease is handed out, and does not take uplink interfaces + into account that acquire DNS or NTP server information at a + later point. DNS server propagation does not take + <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> into account. Also, note + that the leases are not refreshed if uplink network + configuration changes. To ensure clients regularly acquire the + most current uplink DNS server information it is thus + advisable to shorten the DHCP lease time via + <varname>MaxLeaseTimeSec=</varname> described + above.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>EmitNTP=</varname></term> + <term><varname>NTP=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and + <varname>DNS=</varname> settings described above these + settings configure whether and what NTP server information + shall be emitted as part of the DHCP lease. The same syntax, + propagation semantics and defaults apply as for + <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and + <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>EmitTimezone=</varname></term> + <term><varname>Timezone=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Configures whether the DHCP leases handed out + to clients shall contain timezone information. The + <varname>EmitTimezone=</varname> setting takes a boolean + argument and defaults to <literal>yes</literal>. The + <varname>Timezone=</varname> setting takes a timezone string + (such as <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal> or + <literal>UTC</literal>) to pass to clients. If no explicit + timezone is set the system timezone of the local host is + propagated, as determined by the + <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> symlink.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>[Bridge] Section Options</title> <para>The <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section accepts the following keys.</para> |