dissecting DHCP - Q3

[Glenn Satchell]

>From: "Defryn, Guy" <G.P.Defryn at massey.ac.nz>
>To: Users of ISC DHCP <dhcp-users at lists.isc.org>
>Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:42:29 +1300
>Subject: dissecting DHCP - Q3
> 
> Once again thanks for the response to previous questions.
> 
> Here is the next one,
> 
> I stopped both my servers and deleted the lease files, created empty lease 
file
> and restarted service.
> My client issued a renewal and picked up lease. What I did notice was
> That the lease is only valid for 30 minutes.
> The lease specified in dhcpd.conf is a day.
> Is this 30 minute lease because it was obtained while my servers are in 
recover state?
> 
> cheers
> 
> 
> 
> Guy Defryn

Yes, it's the time you set for "mclt" in the failover section of dhcpd.

regards,
-glenn