sysctl.md

Set Linux kernel variables in /etc/sysctl.d/ and load them immediately.

↪ attributes/control.rb
↪ recipes/control.rb
↪ tests/roles/sys_control_test.rb

Attribute

Requires the configuration of node.sys.control with a structure representing the sysctl format (see example).

Examples

[...SNIP...]
"sys" => {
  "control" => {
    "net.ipv6" => { "conf.all.disable_ipv6" => 1 },
    "net.ipv6.conf.default" => {
      "autoconf" => 0,
      "router_solicitations" => 0,
      "accept_ra_rtr_pref" => 0
    },
    "net.ipv4" => {
      "icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" => 1,
      "ip_forward" => 0
    },
    "kernal" => {
      "exec-shield" => 1,
      "randomize_va_space" => 1
    },
    "vm" => { "zone_reclaim_mode" => 0  }
  },
  [...SNIP...]