#686236 isc-dhcp-client: please support a policy-compliant method for other packages to request additional dhcp options #686236
- Package:
- isc-dhcp-client
- Source:
- isc-dhcp
- Description:
- DHCP client for automatically obtaining an IP address
- Submitter:
- Helmut Grohne
- Date:
- 2026-08-05 17:33:48 UTC
- Severity:
- wishlist
As can be seen in #611438 for example there is a desire for other packages to request additional options. Once dhclient requests them they are easily processed, because dhclient provides a directory for hooks which is already used by a number of packages (resolvconf, ntp, samba, ...). However if a package needs more variables than those provided, it is currently out of luck. As you may have guessed I ran into this issue on my own. Instead of filing my request for a special option, I turn this issue into a general one. Currently the only way for a package to request additional options is to extend /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf in postinst and revert those changes in postrm purge. Of course such scripts violate policy. To solve this issue a conf.d style approach would be desirable. Helmut
Dear submitter, as the package isc-dhcp has just been removed from the Debian archive unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry that we couldn't deal with your issue properly. For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1143544 The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/. Please note that the changes have been done on the master archive and will not propagate to any mirrors until the next dinstall run at the earliest. This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Thorsten Alteholz (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)