dhcp_release6.1

.TH DHCP_RELEASE 1
.SH NAME
dhcp_release6 \- Release a DHCPv6 lease on a the local dnsmasq DHCP server.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dhcp_release6 --iface <interface> --client-id <client-id> --server-id
server-id --iaid <iaid>  --ip <IP>  [--dry-run] [--help]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
A utility which forces the DHCP server running on this machine to release a 
DHCPv6 lease.
.SS OPTIONS
.IP "-a, --ip"
IPv6 address to release.
.IP "-c, --client-id"
Colon-separated hex string representing DHCPv6 client id. Normally
it can be found in leases file both on client and server.
.IP "-d, --dry-run"
Print hexadecimal representation of generated DHCPv6 release packet to standard
output and exit.
.IP "-h, --help"
print usage information to standard output and exit.
.IP "-i, --iaid"
Decimal representation of DHCPv6 IAID. Normally it can be found in leases file
both on client and server.
.IP "-n, --iface"
Network interface to send a DHCPv6 release packet from.
.IP "-s, --server-id"
Colon-separated hex string representing DHCPv6 server id. Normally
it can be found in leases file both on client and server.
.SH NOTES
MUST be run as root - will fail otherwise.
.SH LIMITATIONS
Only usable on IPv6 DHCP leases.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dnsmasq (8)
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>.