[Dnsmasq-discuss] deleting entries from dhcp-hostsfile in dnsmasq

[Simon Kelley]

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On 09/04/15 21:34, jsb wrote:
> Hello,I am using dhcp-hostsfile=/home/clients file to dynamically
> add a new system/host (mac address). Is there a way to delete a 
> system/host mac address from this file using a command? or should 
> this file be parsed and deleted for a mac address?Thanks,Jay
> 

There's a small command-line utility called dhcp_release which is in
the directory contrib/wrt in the dnsmasq source distribution. It's
included in Debian/Ubuntu packages, I'm not sure about other distros.

That will allow you to delete an arbitrary DHCP lease.


Cheers,

Simon.
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