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.TH "KEA-DHCP6" "8" "Mar 22, 2024" "2.5.7" "Kea"
.SH NAME
kea-dhcp6 \- DHCPv6 server in Kea
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBkea\-dhcp6\fP [\fB\-v\fP] [\fB\-V\fP] [\fB\-W\fP] [\fB\-d\fP] [\fB\-c\fP config\-file] [\fB\-t\fP config\-file] [\fB\-p\fP server\-port\-number] [\fB\-P\fP client\-port\-number]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fBkea\-dhcp6\fP daemon provides the DHCPv6 server implementation.
.SH ARGUMENTS
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The arguments are as follows:
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \fB\-v\fP
Displays the version.
.TP
.B \fB\-V\fP
Displays the extended version.
.TP
.B \fB\-W\fP
Displays the configuration report.
.TP
.B \fB\-d\fP
Enables the debug mode with extra verbosity.
.TP
.B \fB\-c config\-file\fP
Specifies the configuration file with the configuration for the DHCPv6 server. It
may also contain configuration entries for other Kea services.
.TP
.B \fB\-t config\-file\fP
Checks the configuration file and reports the first error, if any. Note
that not all parameters are completely checked; in particular,
service and control channel sockets are not opened, and hook
libraries are not loaded.
.TP
.B \fB\-T config\-file\fP
Checks the configuration file and reports the first error, if any.
It performs extra checks beyond what \-t offers, such as establishing
database connections (for the lease backend, host reservations backend,
configuration backend, and forensic logging backend), loading hook libraries,
parsing hook\-library configurations, etc. It does not open UNIX or TCP/UDP sockets, nor
does it open or rotate files, as any of these actions could interfere with
a running process on the same machine.
.TP
.B \fB\-p server\-port\-number\fP
Specifies the server port number (1\-65535) on which the server listens. This is
useful for testing purposes only.
.TP
.B \fB\-P client\-port\-number\fP
Specifies the client port number (1\-65535) to which the server responds. This is
useful for testing purposes only.
.UNINDENT
.SH DOCUMENTATION
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Kea comes with an extensive Kea Administrator Reference Manual that covers
all aspects of running the Kea software \- compilation, installation,
configuration, configuration examples, and much more. Kea also features a
Kea Messages Manual, which lists all possible messages Kea can print
with a brief description for each of them. Both documents are
available in various formats (.txt, .html, .pdf) with the Kea
distribution. The Kea documentation is available at
\fI\%https://kea.readthedocs.io\fP\&.
.sp
Kea source code is documented in the Kea Developer\(aqs Guide,
available at \fI\%https://reports.kea.isc.org/dev_guide/\fP\&.
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The Kea project website is available at \fI\%https://kea.isc.org\fP\&.
.SH MAILING LISTS AND SUPPORT
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There are two public mailing lists available for the Kea project. \fBkea\-users\fP
(kea\-users at lists.isc.org) is intended for Kea users, while \fBkea\-dev\fP
(kea\-dev at lists.isc.org) is intended for Kea developers, prospective
contributors, and other advanced users. Both lists are available at
\fI\%https://lists.isc.org\fP\&. The community provides best\-effort support
on both of those lists.
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ISC provides professional support for Kea services. See
\fI\%https://www.isc.org/kea/\fP for details.
.SH HISTORY
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The \fBb10\-dhcp6\fP daemon was first coded in June 2011 by Tomek
Mrugalski.
.sp
In mid\-2014, Kea was decoupled from the BIND 10 framework and became a
standalone DHCP server. The DHCPv6 server binary was renamed to
\fBkea\-dhcp6\fP\&. Kea 1.0.0 was released in December 2015.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBkea\-dhcp4(8)\fP, \fBkea\-dhcp\-ddns(8)\fP,
\fBkea\-ctrl\-agent(8)\fP, \fBkea\-admin(8)\fP, \fBkeactrl(8)\fP,
\fBperfdhcp(8)\fP, \fBkea\-netconf(8)\fP, \fBkea\-lfc(8)\fP,
Kea Administrator Reference Manual.
.SH AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium
.SH COPYRIGHT
2019-2024, Internet Systems Consortium
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