[Dnsmasq-discuss] High Availability: Part Deux

[Simon Kelley]

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On 27/03/15 18:46, Jonathan Fisher wrote:
> Any know if dnsmasq reads the leases file before handing out the
> lease?

No,  it only reads the leases file at startup. After that it's using
an internal copy. Whenever the internal copy changes, it writes the
leases file, but it's never read again until dnsmasq is restarted.
> 
> Or if there's a Signal or something I can send to dnsmasq to force
> it to re-read the lease file?

Only a restart will do that.


Cheers,

Simon.

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> Thank you!
> 
> -Jonathan
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