NAME
sysctl.conf —
sysctl variables to set at system
startup
DESCRIPTION
sysctl.conf contains a list of
sysctl(8) variable assignments that is read at system startup by
rc(8)
early on in the boot sequence.
The file is made up of sysctl(8) variable assignments (variable=value) with comments designated by a hash mark (‘#’).
FILES
- /etc/sysctl.conf
EXAMPLES
To turn on IP forwarding, one would use the following line:
net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
To cause the kernel to reboot on a panic, instead of dropping into the debugger, the following can be used:
ddb.panic=0
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
A sysctl.conf file first appeared in
OpenBSD 2.3.