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service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> authoritative <state>

Specifies whether the DHCP server is the authoritative server.

set service dhcp-server shared-network-name name authoritative state
delete service dhcp-server shared-network-name name authoritative
show service dhcp-server shared-network-name name authoritative

The DHCP server is not authoritative.

name
Mandatory. A DHCP address pool.
state
Specifies whether the DHCP server is the authoritative server. The state is either of the following:

enable Enables authoritative state.

disable Disables authoritative state.

The default state is disable.

Configuration mode


service {
	dhcp-server {
		shared-network-name name {
			authoritative state
		}
	}
}

Use this command to set the DHCP server as the authoritative server.

Setting the server as authoritative sets the server as a master server and allows it to protect itself from rogue DHCP servers or misconfigured DHCP clients. If the server is authoritative, it sends a DHCPNAK to a misconfigured client; otherwise, the client cannot update its IP address until after the old lease expires.

Use the set form of this command to enable or disable the authoritative state for the DHCP server.

Use the delete form of this command to restore the default authoritative state, which is not authoritative.

Use the show form of this command to display whether the DHCP server is authoritative.