dhcpcd-discuss

On Friday, October 17, 2014 5:00 PM, Roy Marples wrote:
> On 2014-10-18 00:56, David Hauck wrote:
>>>> Add the word debug to dhcpcd.conf on a line by itself.
>>>> You may wish to remove your custom echo hook at this point :)
>>> 
>>> ;)
>> 
>> How do I get these debug statements in my syslog?
> 
> dhcpcd always outputs via syslog.
> The debug option just enables the mask to report syslog debug.

Right, I see this now ;). See below.
 
> Where it actually goes depends on your syslog config.
> By default on NetBSD for example, it goes nowhere (daemon debug isn't
> logged by default).
> On Linux metalog it ends up in /var/log/everything/current.

Here's the debug output:

20141017 16:53:27.404 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' PREINIT
20141017 16:53:27.417 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' NOCARRIER
20141017 16:53:29.096 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' CARRIER
20141017 16:53:29.110 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: delaying IPv4 for 0.8 seconds
20141017 16:53:29.912 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0xb788a71c), next in 3.8 seconds
20141017 16:53:33.681 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0xb788a71c), next in 7.9 seconds
20141017 16:53:41.571 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0xb788a71c), next in 15.3 seconds
20141017 16:53:49.918 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: checking for 169.254.66.86
20141017 16:53:49.918 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (1 of 3), next in 1.3 seconds
20141017 16:53:51.252 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (2 of 3), next in 1.5 seconds
20141017 16:53:52.707 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (3 of 3), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:53:54.709 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: writing lease `/var/db/dhcpcd-eth1.lease'
20141017 16:53:54.709 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: adding IP address 169.254.66.86/16
20141017 16:53:54.709 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' IPV4LL
20141017 16:53:54.731 debug daemon(dhcpcd):forking to background
20141017 16:53:54.731 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (1 of 2), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:53:56.731 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (2 of 2)
20141017 16:54:09.906 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: deleting IP address 169.254.66.86/16
20141017 16:54:09.906 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' STOP
20141017 16:54:09.923 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' STOPPED
20141017 16:54:39.544 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' PREINIT
20141017 16:54:39.553 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' NOCARRIER
20141017 16:54:41.312 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' CARRIER
20141017 16:54:41.321 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: delaying IPv4 for 0.8 seconds
20141017 16:54:42.174 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0x65828a8c), next in 3.0 seconds
20141017 16:54:45.177 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0x65828a8c), next in 7.8 seconds
20141017 16:54:53.026 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0x65828a8c), next in 16.9 seconds
20141017 16:55:02.180 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: checking for 169.254.24.210
20141017 16:55:02.180 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (1 of 3), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:55:04.162 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (2 of 3), next in 1.6 seconds
20141017 16:55:05.806 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (3 of 3), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:55:07.809 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: writing lease `/var/db/dhcpcd-eth1.lease'
20141017 16:55:07.809 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: adding IP address 169.254.24.210/16
20141017 16:55:07.809 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' IPV4LL
20141017 16:55:07.821 debug daemon(dhcpcd):forking to background
20141017 16:55:07.821 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (1 of 2), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:55:09.823 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (2 of 2)
20141017 16:56:15.555 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0xb6bdf9d4), next in 64.4 seconds
20141017 16:56:54.544 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' NOCARRIER
20141017 16:56:54.562 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: deleting IP address 169.254.24.210/16
20141017 16:56:54.562 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' EXPIRE
20141017 16:57:01.325 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' CARRIER
20141017 16:57:01.334 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: delaying IPv4 for 0.2 seconds
20141017 16:57:01.526 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: reading lease `/var/db/dhcpcd-eth1.lease'
20141017 16:57:01.531 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: checking for 169.254.24.210
20141017 16:57:01.532 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (1 of 3), next in 1.7 seconds
20141017 16:57:03.198 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (2 of 3), next in 1.7 seconds
20141017 16:57:04.877 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (3 of 3), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:57:06.879 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: writing lease `/var/db/dhcpcd-eth1.lease'
20141017 16:57:06.880 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: adding IP address 169.254.24.210/16
20141017 16:57:06.880 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' IPV4LL
20141017 16:57:06.891 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (1 of 2), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:57:06.891 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: defended IPv4LL address
20141017 16:57:08.893 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP announce (2 of 2)
20141017 16:57:08.903 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: deleting IP address 169.254.24.210/16
20141017 16:57:08.903 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' EXPIRE
20141017 16:57:09.917 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: checking for 169.254.110.19
20141017 16:57:09.918 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (1 of 3), next in 1.6 seconds
20141017 16:57:11.478 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (2 of 3), next in 1.8 seconds
20141017 16:57:13.298 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: sending ARP probe (3 of 3), next in 2.0 seconds
20141017 16:57:15.300 debug daemon(dhcpcd):eth1: executing `/usr/lib/dhcpcd-run-hooks' EXPIRE

> Roy