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# sk180730 - The file /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases in the Gaia OS shows future time for leased IP addresses

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180730 |
| Date Created | 2023-03-14 |
| Last Modified | 2026-04-05 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- In the Gaia OS with the enabled DHCP server feature, the file "`/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases`" shows future time for leased IP addresses (compared with the local time in the Gaia OS).

## Cause

By the Linux design, this file shows the times in the UTC (GMT) timezone and not in the local timezone configured in the Gaia OS settings.

This behavior is intentional and standardized to avoid ambiguity across distributed systems and clients in different time zones.

The developers designed it this way for two main reasons:

* Consistency: It prevents issues when the server's local time changes due to Daylight Saving Time (DST).
* Network Reliability: If you have multiple DHCP servers or clients across different time zones, having a "universal" timestamp ensures that leases don't expire prematurely or overlap due to time offsets.

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