On 01/09/2013 08:34 AM, Leon Fauster wrote: > Am 09.01.2013 um 17:13 schrieb Emmett Culley: >> On 01/08/2013 12:39 PM, Leon Fauster wrote: >>> for sysctl configs i suggest the /etc/sysctl.d directory (create it if ...) >>> >>> for example: >>> >>> $ cat /etc/sysctl.d/vpn.conf >>> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 >>> >> There was no /etc/sysctl.d directory, so I created one and added a file with >> sysctl -p on the first line, still no change to my requested settings after >> a reboot. So I changed the file to look like: >> >> #!/bin/bash >> sysctl -p >> >> and made it executable (just in case :-) and of course that didn't work either. >> >> I've noted that there was a bug reported for RHEL5 that stated this would be fixed in 6. >> I guess that didn't happen. And I am not even certain that it isn't working as expected. >> >> In the mean time I will stick to using /etc/rc.local. > The files (/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf) must have the format of > e.g. > > net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 > > like /etc/sysctl.conf > > That files (/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf) are read by the start > script rc.sysinit (function apply_sysctl) after /etc/sysctl.conf > was read. > > > -- > LF > Yes, that is what I tried first. I just made it executable after that failed as it was quicker to do that than to google or ask the list. As for apply_sysctl... That calls sysctl -e -p /etc/sysctl.conf. At least that is what I would expect. However if it is getting called, the changes aren't sticking. Emmett