[Dnsmasq-discuss] Static leases issues

[john doe]

On 6/9/2020 10:17 AM, Bruno BEAUFILS wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 08, 2020 at 06:36:20PM +0200, john doe wrote:
>>> 2. remove the leases file
>>
>> Try clearing the lease for the host in question:
>>
>> $ systemctl stop dnsmasq
>> Remove the file altogether or remove the desired lease in the lease file:.
>> Lease file path: '/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases'
>> $ systemctl start dnsmasq
>
> As I wrote, it is already what I did.
>
> My lease file is under /var/lib/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.leases though.
>
>> IN plain English, you need to clear the lease or you need to wait for
>> the lease to expire.
>
> This is exactly what I hoped but what I observed not working.
>
> Do we agree that to clean the leases the removal of the leases file
> when dnsmasq is stopped is sufficient?
>

Correct, rereading your first e-mail, try to clear the lease on your
dhcp client.

With dhclient something like 'dhclient -r <INT-NAME>'.

Also your host definition has 'id:*', I would try to remove it.

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John Doe