dhcp_service.md

dhcp_service

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Manage the DHCPD and DHCPD6 services.

Introduced: v7.0.0

Actions

• :create
• :delete
• :start
• :stop
• :reload
• :enable
• :disable

Properties

Name	Type	Default	Description	Allowed Values
ip_version	Symbol	:ipv4	Select DHCP or DHCPv6 server to configure	:ipv4, :ipv6
service_name	String	nil	Custom service name
systemd_unit_content	String, Hash	Platform dependant	systemd unit file content for service
config_file	String	/etc/dhcp/dhcpd(6).conf	The full path to the DHCP server configuration on disk
config_test	True, False	true	Perform configuration test before starting, restarting or reload
config_test_fail_action	Symbol	:raise	Action to perform upon a configuration test failure	:raise, :log

Examples

dhcp_service 'dhcpd' do
  ip_version :ipv4
  action [:create, :enable, :start]
end

dhcp_service 'dhcpd6' do
  ip_version :ipv6
  action [:create, :enable, :start]
end