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112 Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
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September 4, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
You can issue the LOAD NAMED command repeatedly to invoke different
command line options. The NAMED.NLM software is loaded only on the first
instance.
DHCPSRVR Command Line Options
To start a DHCP server, enter the following command at the server console
prompt:
LOAD DHCPSRVR
The command line parameters listed in the following table are also supported.
Table 10 DHCPSRVR Command Line Options
-q Disables verbose mode for debug messages
(default setting)
-r <zone name> Deletes and removes an existing zone from the
zone database
-rp <characters> Replaces listed characters with a dash (-) in host
names for which resource records are
dynamically created
-s [zone name] Prints status information; zone name is optional
-u <file.dat> Imports file.dat and updates the contents of a
previously created zone
-v Enables verbose mode for debug messages
-zi <zone name> Forces named zone for zone-in transfer
Parameter Function
-d1 Turns on a background screen log of DHCP
packets
-d2 Turns on a background screen log of Debug
statements and DHCP packets
Parameter Function