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ASF GitHub Bot commented on CLOUDSTACK-8303: -------------------------------------------- Github user asfgit closed the pull request at: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1547 > infinite lease times for a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol should be > avoided (like the plague) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: CLOUDSTACK-8303 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-8303 > Project: CloudStack > Issue Type: Bug > Security Level: Public(Anyone can view this level - this is the > default.) > Components: Virtual Router > Reporter: Ronald van Zantvoort > > The edithosts script in the SystemVM's currently doles out DHCP leases with > infinite validity. > Considering the D in DHCP is for 'Dynamic', and considering it might be > useful to change the information in the lease every once in a while (such as > resolvers, gateways & searches etc.), it's very bad practice to do this. > Currently, aside from one very exotic RFC, it's impossible to inform VM's of > changing network conditions because they simply won't fetch new leases. > Please consider changing it to at max 1 week or something, or better: a > configurable. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)