Subject: Re: dhclient in rc*/netstart
To: Erik Bertelsen <erik@mediator.uni-c.dk>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-net
Date: 01/26/1999 09:25:45
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:59:59 +0100 
 Erik Bertelsen <erik@mediator.uni-c.dk> wrote:

 > hook to invoking dhclient ? As dhclient is already installed in /sbin, I don't
 > really see why this should not be feasible without getting into conflicts about
 > requiring some file systems that need the network before setting up the network...
 > 
 > Well, maybe there is still something to think about: How set the hostname?
 > 
 > Any thoughts or ideas ?

dhclient requires /var to be mounted :-/

dhclient should be changed to use a directory in /etc (/etc/dhcp/ maybe?).

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>