Package: wide-dhcpv6-client
Version: 20080615-11.1
The wide-dhcpv6 client provides the option to execute a user-supplied
script when a reply is received. The default script updates the
/etc/resolv.conf file with information about nameservers from the reply,
if any.
However, the client executes the script before it updates any interfaces
with delegated prefixes. So the script cannot do anything which depends
on the interface configuration.
My specific use case is to signal the radvd daemon when the interfaces
get their prefixes, which seems like a reasonable thing to be able to do
in the script.
I suggest waiting until after the interfaces are configured before
calling the script. That is the implementation which I think users would
expect, given the design of similar software such as the ISC client.
If for backwards compatibility purposes it is necessary to preserve the
existing behavior, then please add another script hook to be run after
the interfaces are configured.
Alternatively if there is some technical reason why the implementation
cannot be fixed, then please update the documentation to explain why the
script cannot assume the interfaces have been configured, and suggest a
workaround if possible.
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