Problem with ISC DHCPD Lease variabels in combination with "Match if"

Hoi,

I'm trying something with the ISC DHCP server (version 3.0.1rc12) and
I can't get it to do what I had in mind.

I want to link certain systems to a class depending on dynamically
found information. I've reduced the problem I found to the config file
placed below and the resulting output when an unknown system is
booting.

Somehow the used class is "Do Rotterdam" even though the value that
is used to check against is "Amsterdam".
In the dhcpd.leases file correctly states the line
set do-the-special-thing = "Amsterdam";

What is happening here ? Have I misunderstood the way it works or is
this a bug in the system ?


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# dhcpd.conf
allow booting;
ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 7200;
max-lease-time 72000;
authoritative;

# Define the default value if nothing is specified
set do-the-special-thing = "Rotterdam";

log (info, concat ("GLOBAL CHECK 1: ",do-the-special-thing));

subnet 172.21.13.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option domain-name-servers 172.21.13.1;
option routers 172.21.13.1;
next-server 172.21.13.1;
pool {
range 172.21.13.100 172.21.13.110;
allow unknown clients;
deny known clients;
set do-the-special-thing = "Amsterdam";
log (info, concat ("AFTER SETTING TO AMSTERDAM:
",do-the-special-thing));
}
}

log (info, concat ("GLOBAL CHECK 2: ",do-the-special-thing));

class "Do Amsterdam" {
match if do-the-special-thing = "Amsterdam";
log (info, concat ("DOING AMSTERDAM: ",do-the-special-thing));
}

log (info, concat ("GLOBAL CHECK 3: ",do-the-special-thing));

class "Do Rotterdam" {
match if do-the-special-thing = "Rotterdam";
log (info, concat ("DOING ROTTERDAM: ",do-the-special-thing));
}

log (info, concat ("GLOBAL CHECK 4: ",do-the-special-thing));
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My logfile output:
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Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: GLOBAL CHECK 1: Rotterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: GLOBAL CHECK 2: Rotterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: GLOBAL CHECK 3: Rotterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: GLOBAL CHECK 4: Rotterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: AFTER SETTING TO AMSTERDAM:
Amsterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: DOING ROTTERDAM: Amsterdam
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:4f:09:19
via eth0
Apr 6 23:46:34 dhcptester dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 172.21.13.110 to
00:0c:29:4f:09:19 via eth0
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