NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     sysctl.conf - sysctl variables to set at system startup

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     /etc/sysctl.conf

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     rc(8), sysctl(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A sysctl.conf file first appeared in OpenBSD 2.3.

OpenBSD     3.6                           June      25,      1998