sysctl.conf(5) BSD File Formats Manual sysctl.conf(5)
NAME
sysctl.conf -- kernel state defaults
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/sysctl.conf file is read in when the system goes into multi-user
mode to set default settings for the kernel. The /etc/sysctl.conf is in
the format of the sysctl(8) command, i.e.
sysctl_mib=value
Comments are denoted by a ``#'' at the beginning of a line.
FILES
/etc/sysctl.conf Initial settings for sysctl(8).
EXAMPLES
To disable coredumps, you may use a configuration like:
# Disable coredumps.
kern.coredump=0
SEE ALSO
sysctl(8)
HISTORY
The sysctl.conf file appeared in FreeBSD 4.0.
BUGS
If loadable kernel modules are used to introduce additional kernel func-
tionality and sysctls to manage that functionality, sysctl.conf may be
processed too early in the boot process to set those sysctls.
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