When should sysctl be run during boot?

Jos Vos jos at xos.nl
Sat Sep 29 23:05:12 UTC 2007


On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 11:48:25PM +0100, Jonathan Underwood wrote:

> Currently, values set in /etc/sysctl.conf are set on boot when sysctl
> -p -e is called. This happens in /etc/network. Of course, setting
> values for kernel modules not loaded at that point has no effect.

FWIW: It is also called in an earlier stage, in rc.sysinit.
Of course, this doesn't solve your complaint...

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