Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 16:55:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Jon Spencer <jon@jackson-spencer.ca> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/37434: dhclient generates pointless log messages Message-ID: <200204242355.g3ONtD960491@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 37434 >Category: misc >Synopsis: dhclient generates pointless log messages >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 24 17:00:02 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jon Spencer >Release: 4.5-Stable >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD baldar.jackson-spencer.ca 4.5-STABLE FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 22 23:20:57 PDT 2002 root@baldar.jackson-spencer.ca:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BALDAR i386 >Description: dhclient causes messages to be sent to the system log every time the DHCP lease is renewed, even if the nothing has changed. The environement variables new_network_number and new_broadcast_address are always set in the environment when the dhclient deamon envokes the dhclient-script script. The dhclient-script generates log messages when these environment variables are set. The log messages are of the form: dhclient: New Network Number: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX dhclient: New Broadcast Address: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX >How-To-Repeat: These messages are generated whenever a DHCP lease is renewed >Fix: Apply the following patch to /src/contrib/isc-dhcp/client/scripts/freebsd 41,44d40 < if [ x$new_network_number != x ]; then < $LOGGER New Network Number: $new_network_number < fi < 46d41 < $LOGGER New Broadcast Address: $new_broadcast_address >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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