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9 .TH SYSCTL.CONF "5" "2019-09-21" "procps-ng" "File Formats"
11 sysctl.conf \- sysctl preload/configuration file
14 is a simple file containing sysctl values to be read in and set by
16 The syntax is simply as follows:
28 Note that blank lines are ignored, and whitespace before and after a token or
29 value is ignored, although a value can contain whitespace within. Lines which
30 begin with a # or ; are considered comments and ignored.
32 If a line begins with a single \-, any attempts to set the value that fail will be
38 file is used to override default kernel parameter values, only a small number of parameters is predefined in the file.
43 to list all possible parameters. The description of individual parameters can be found in the kernel documentation.
51 kernel.domainname = example.com
52 ; this one has a space which will be written to the sysctl!
53 kernel.modprobe = /sbin/mod probe
63 /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
65 /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
72 preload files usually exist. See also
83 Please send bug reports to
84 .UR procps@freelists.org